Question

1000 tickets of lottery were sold and there are 7 prizes on these tickets If Shelly has purchased one lottery ticket what is the probability of winning a prize?

• A. $7$
• B. $\frac{7}{100}$
• C. $\frac{7}{1000}$
• D. $\frac{7}{10}$

Answer 1

The correct option is C $\frac{7}{1000}$

No.of favorable outcome =7

Total no of outcomes=1000

$\therefore Probability=\frac{nooffavorableoutcomes}{totalno.ofoutcomes}=\frac{7}{1000}$