Sam bought 1 of 250 tickets selling for $2 in a game

with a grand prize of $400. Was $2 a fair price to pay for
a ticket to play this game?

2 answers

If he wanted the fun of playing this game and taking a chance, it was a fair price. However, if he wanted to take the grand prize, he threw his money away.

Odds of 1 out of 250 are pretty poor.
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