SOLUTION: You are participating in a prize lottery. You heard that they will give 60 prizes away, out of
which 25 consist in gift cards to various stores, 28 consist in electronic items (TV
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Question 1067538: You are participating in a prize lottery. You heard that they will give 60 prizes away, out of
which 25 consist in gift cards to various stores, 28 consist in electronic items (TVs, IPhones,
etc.), and 7 consist in clothing items. Your name is being called to draw your prize. Assuming
that you are the first drawer and you only get to draw once what is the probability that you will draw a clothing item?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You are participating in a prize lottery. You heard that they will give 60 prizes away, out of which 25 consist in gift cards to various stores, 28 consist in electronic items (TVs, IPhones,etc.), and 7 consist in clothing items.
Your name is being called to draw your prize. Assuming that you are the first drawer and you only get to draw once what is the probability that you will draw a clothing item?
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Ans: 7/(60)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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