SOLUTION: On a TV game show, 12 people have won the grand prize and a total of 498 people have competed. Estimate the probability of winning the grand prize

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Question 1190850: On a TV game show, 12 people have won the grand prize and a total of 498 people have competed. Estimate the probability of winning the grand prize
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Answer: 2/83

This is the result of reducing the fraction 12/498

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