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250 lottery tickets were sold and there are 5 prizes on these tickets. If Kunal has purchased one lottery ticket, what is the probability that he wins a prize?

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250 lottery tickets were sold and there are 5 prizes on these tickets. If Kunal has purchased one lottery ticket, what is the probability that he wins a prize?

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Solution

Total number of tickets = 250

Kunal wins a prize if he gets a ticket that assures a prize.

Number of tickets on which prizes are assured = 5

∴ P (Kunal wins a prize)  = `5/250 =1/50`

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Chapter 19: Probability - EXERCISE 19 [Page 928]

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R.S. Aggarwal Mathematics [English] Class 10
Chapter 19 Probability
EXERCISE 19 | Q 9. | Page 928
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