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Graham_Sargent
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Sep 30, 2019

Work out probability for a multi event raffle

I’m going to enter a contest where there is 100 prizes beneath 100 tickets, there are 15 star prizes - I want to work out what are the probability of me getting one of these 15 prizes with 1 ticket, 2 tickets 3 etc

If there a formula on excel which can help me

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  • PReagan's avatar
    PReagan
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    Graham_Sargent 

    I certainly hope this isn't a homework problem. Nonetheless...

    If the amount of tickets you purchase are in cell A1, then in cell B1:

    =1-(85/100)^A1

    is the probability of obtaining one star prize.

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