If 150 raffle tickets are sold and I prize given what would be the odds of winning?

muribeth Posts: 1, Reputation: 1

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Jan 31, 2011, 07:36 AM

If 150 raffle tickets are sold and I prize given what would be the odds of winning?

Jewel_33 Posts: 4, Reputation: 1

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Jan 31, 2011, 08:11 AM

You will only have one chance in 150.

Unknown008 Posts: 8,076, Reputation: 723

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Jan 31, 2011, 10:17 PM

If of course, you had only one ticket.

If you had two tickets, it would be:

2/150 = 1/75

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