Need my work checked,,,

If you buy a school raffle ticket for $1, your overall probability of winning at least one of the prizes is 0.04. You can improve your odds of winning something by buying two tickets. What is the probability that one or the other of your tickets will win something? (Round your answer to the nearest ten-thousandth.)

I did,.
2*0.04*.98=0.0784

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Need my work checked,,,

If you buy a school raffle ticket for $1, your overall probability of winning at least one of the prizes is 0.04. You can improve your odds of winning something by buying two tickets. What is the probability that one or the other of your tickets will win something? (Round your answer to the nearest ten-thousandth.)

I did,.
2*0.04*.98=0.0784

mertsj · Answer

Where did you get the .98?

anonymous · Answer

idk ,... there was a question similar on yahoo answers so i figured that is waht i was suposed to do.

anonymous · Answer

strangely worded question, but i think you want $.04+.04-.04\times .04$

anonymous · Answer

A.0.0014
B.0.7400
C.0.0396
D.0.0748
E.0.0784

anonymous · Answer

those were my answer choices

anonymous · Answer

hmm i get $.04+.04-.04\times .04=0.0784$

anonymous · Answer

so we get the same answer!

anonymous · Answer

i wouldn't bet the ranch on it because the wording of the question is so odd, but i think it is right

anonymous · Answer

outstanding! 
lol thank you.