Question

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a community group sells 2,000 tickets for its raffle. the grand prize is a car. neil and 9 of his friends buy 10 tickets each. when the winning ticket number is announced, it is found to belong to neil’s group. given this information, what is the probability that the ticket belongs to neil?

Explanation:

Step1: Find total people in Neil's group

Neil + 9 friends, so total people: \(1 + 9 = 10\) people.

Step2: Determine Neil's share

Each person in the group has 10 tickets, but we care about the probability it's Neil's ticket (given it's in the group). Since there are 10 people in the group, the probability the ticket is Neil's is \(\frac{1}{10}\) (as each person is equally likely given the ticket is in the group).

Answer:

A. \(\frac{1}{10}\)