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A girl calculates that the probability of her winning first prize in a lottery is 0.08. If 6000 tickets are sold, then how many tickets has she bought?

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40

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240

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C

480

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D

740

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Solution

The correct option is C 480
$Given, total number of tickets = 6000$
$Probability of her winning = 0.08$
$Total number of tickets she bought = 6000 \times 0.08 = 480$

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