A student calculates that the probability of his winning the first prize in a lottery is 0.08. If 6000 tickets are sold, how many tickets has he bought?
(a) 120
(b) 240
(c) 480
(d) 760

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Solution

(c) 480

Explanation:
Let the number of tickets bought by the student be x.
Then , $\frac{x}{6000} = 0.08$

Then, x = 6000 ⨯ 0.08 = 480
So, he bought 480 tickets.

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A student calculates that the probability of his winning the first prize in a lottery is 0.08. If 6000 tickets are sold, how many tickets has he bought? (a) 120 (b) 240 (c) 480 (d) 760

(c) 480 Explanation: Let the number of tickets bought by the student be x. Then , x6000 = 0.08 Then, x = 6000 ⨯ 0.08 = 480 So, he bought 480 tickets.

A student calculates that the probability of his winning the first prize in a lottery is 0.08. If 6000 tickets are sold, how many tickets has he bought?
(a) 120
(b) 240
(c) 480
(d) 760

(c) 480

Explanation:
Let the number of tickets bought by the student be x.
Then , $\frac{x}{6000} = 0.08$

Then, x = 6000 ⨯ 0.08 = 480
So, he bought 480 tickets.