In a lottery, there are 12 prizes and 48 blanks. A lottery is drawn at random. What is the probability of getting a prize?
Answers:
A) 1/2  B) 1/3  C) 1/4  D) 1/5  E) 1/6
P(winning a prize) = 12 / (12+48) = 12/60 = 1/5   The answer is 1/5.
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In a lottery, there are 12 prizes and 48 blanks. A lottery is drawn at random. What is the probability of getting a prize?