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# A person has five tickets of a lucky draw for which a total of 12

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25 Nov 2019, 01:50
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A person has five tickets of a lucky draw for which a total of 12 tickets were sold and exactly six prizes are to be given. The probability that the person will win at least one prize is

(A) $$\frac{61}{32}$$

(B)$$\frac{131}{132}$$

(C)$$\frac{31}{132}$$

(D)$$\frac{11}{12}$$

(E)$$\frac{13}{17}$$
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29 Nov 2019, 09:45
P(At least one prize) = 1- P(No Prize)
= 1- (6C5)/(12C5)
= 1- (6.5.4.3.2.1)/(12.11.10.9.8)
=1-1/132
= 131/132

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A person has five tickets of a lucky draw for which a total of 12 tickets were sold and exactly six prizes are to be given. The probability that the person will win at least one prize is

(A) $$\frac{61}{32}$$

(B)$$\frac{131}{132}$$

(C)$$\frac{31}{132}$$

(D)$$\frac{11}{12}$$

(E)$$\frac{13}{17}$$

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29 Nov 2019, 23:36
gmatbusters
How is 6C5 / 12C5 the probability of winning no ticket?
Can you please explain in detail
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29 Nov 2019, 23:39
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Out of 12 tickets, 6 tickets are lucky tickets and other 6 are unlucky tickets
If the person gets all 5 tickets from this 6- unlucky tickets, he will not earn prize.
The no of ways of selecting 5 tickets out of 6-unlucky tickets = 6C5.

devavrat wrote:
gmatbusters
How is 6C5 / 12C5 the probability of winning no ticket?
Can you please explain in detail

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