SOLUTION: The door prize at a party with 25 people is given by writing numbers 1 through 25 on the bottom of the paper plates used. What is the probability that an individual had the winning

Question 1193523: The door prize at a party with 25 people is given by writing numbers 1 through 25 on the bottom of the paper plates used. What is the probability that an individual had the winning plate? What are the odds of winning the door prize above? What are the odds of not winning the door prize?
Answer by ikleyn(52835) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The probability to win is .

The odds of winning are 1 against 24.

The odds of not winning are 24 against 1.

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