If there are 1,000 raffle tickets sold for a fund raiser and you buy one ticket, what's the probability that you won't win?

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texaschic101 · Answer

well...the probability that you will win is 1/1000. So, I am guess that the probability that you won't win is 999/1000 ???

texaschic101 · Answer

@dan815 ....can you take a peek at this ? Is this correct ?

dan815 · Answer

yes

dan815 · Answer

u must just 
do total probabiliy - prob of win = prob of loss
1-1/1000 = 999/100

texaschic101 · Answer

thanks...that is what I thought

texaschic101 · Answer

I am not really good at probabilities.....never was

texaschic101 · Answer

I can do the simple ones...but with all the colors and shapes of that example you gave.....I would need help with that

texaschic101 · Answer

thanks again for checking my answer

texaschic101 · Answer

your freaking me out.....lol

texaschic101 · Answer

25 ?

texaschic101 · Answer

see...I am not good at them.....oh well....

texaschic101 · Answer

can you solve it ?

texaschic101 · Answer

well....I won't be the one to solve it......you would have a  have a better chance at solving it then me

texaschic101 · Answer

my chances of solving it are 1/10000000....your chances are probably 1/20.
lol....probabilities

texaschic101 · Answer

ok.....thanks again

dan815 · Answer

ok there we go xD