Education kit: What are the odds? - Powerhouse Museum
Education kit: What are the odds? - Powerhouse Museum
Education kit: What are the odds? - Powerhouse Museum
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* The government also takes a<br />
predetermined percentage from<br />
one lottery.<br />
<strong>What</strong> <strong>are</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>odds</strong>?<br />
3. This table shows <strong>the</strong> number and value of <strong>the</strong> prizes in a scratch<br />
lottery.<br />
Complete <strong>the</strong> missing values in <strong>the</strong> table.<br />
Value of Number of Total prize money<br />
prize prizes for <strong>the</strong>se prizes<br />
$2 55 000 2 x 55 000 = $110 000<br />
$3 57 000 3 x 57 000 = $114 000<br />
$4 75 000 a<br />
$5 b $150 625<br />
$6 c d<br />
$10 10 000 e<br />
$50 1 000 $50 000<br />
$500 30 $15 000<br />
$10 000 1 $10 000<br />
$100 000 1 $100 000<br />
Total 255 907 Total f<br />
4. After <strong>the</strong> government pays <strong>the</strong> newsagents and <strong>the</strong> prize winners,<br />
how much is left as its sh<strong>are</strong>?<br />
5. Who ‘wins’ <strong>the</strong> biggest prize in <strong>the</strong> $2 scratch lottery?*<br />
6. <strong>What</strong> percentage of <strong>the</strong> total money from ticket sales does <strong>the</strong><br />
government keep?<br />
7. <strong>What</strong> is <strong>the</strong> probability of winning any prize in this $2 scratch lottery?<br />
EDUCATION KIT 20
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