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Originally Posted by filtherton
You want (# of tickets you bought)/(total number of tickets sold) = your probability of winning.
The numbers don't favor you.
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If X = the number of tickets sold, and Y = the number of tickets you bought, then:
Y / X = P1
Where P1 = the probability of winning.
However,
1 - (Y / X) = P2
Where P2 = the probability of aiding the raffle organizers.
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Last edited by Baraka_Guru; 05-06-2011 at 05:55 AM..
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