Question

In a carnival drawing, a green ticket wins $1, a yellow ticket wins $5, and a blue ticket wins $10. There are 20 green tickets, 10 yellow tickets and 5 blue tickets. In simplest form, what are the odds against winning less than $10?
A. 1:4
B. 1:5
C. 1:6
D. 6:1

Answer 1

A ratio shows us the number of times a number contains another number. The correct option is C.

What is a Ratio?

A ratio shows us the number of times a number contains another number.

For winning less than $10, a person needs to take out a green ticket or a yellow ticket. Therefore, the odds against winning less than $10 are,

(Number of blue tickets) : (Number of green and yellow tickets)

5: 30

1: 6

Hence, the correct option is C.

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