Suppose you buy 1 ticket for $1 out of a lottery of 3000 tickets. If the prize for the one winning

ticket is to be $500, what are your expected winnings?

3 answers

it depends on the amount of ppl who would win
it depends on the amount of ppl who would win
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From your data, you have a 1/3000 chance of winning $500 and a 2999/3000 chance of winning nothing.