There are 500 tickets of a lottery out of which 10 are prize winning tickets. A person buys one ticket. Find the probability that he gets a prize winning ticket.

$\frac{1}{100}$

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$\frac{1}{10}$

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$\frac{1}{25}$

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$\frac{1}{50}$

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Solution

The correct option is D
$\frac{1}{50}$

Total no. of lottery tickets = 500

No. of prize winning tickets = 10

P (Prize winning tickets) = $\frac{10}{500}$ = $\frac{1}{50}$

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There are 500 tickets of a lottery out of which 10 are prize winning tickets. A person buys one ticket. Find the probability that he gets a prize winning ticket.

The correct option is D 150 Total no. of lottery tickets = 500 No. of prize winning tickets = 10 P (Prize winning tickets) = 10500 = 150

The correct option is D
$\frac{1}{50}$

Total no. of lottery tickets = 500

No. of prize winning tickets = 10

P (Prize winning tickets) = $\frac{10}{500}$ = $\frac{1}{50}$