In a lottery,there are 5 prized tickets and 995 blank tickets. A person buys a lottery ticket . Find the probability of his winning a prize

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Total prize tickets= 5
-Total blank tickets=995
-Hence,Total tickets=995+5=1000

probability=no. of favourable outcome(getting a prize)/no. of all possible outcome

Here,

Probability of winning a Prize= 5\1000=1/200=0.005

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In a lottery,there are 5 prized tickets and 995 blank tickets. A person buys a lottery ticket . Find the probability of his winning a prize

Total prize tickets= 5 -Total blank tickets=995 -Hence,Total tickets=995+5=1000 probability=no. of favourable outcome(getting a prize)/no. of all possible outcome Here, Probability of winning a Prize= 5\1000=1/200=0.005

Total prize tickets= 5
-Total blank tickets=995
-Hence,Total tickets=995+5=1000

probability=no. of favourable outcome(getting a prize)/no. of all possible outcome

Here,

Probability of winning a Prize= 5\1000=1/200=0.005