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One person in a stadium filled with 100,000 people is chosen at random to win a free pair of airline tickets. What is the
A) The probability that it will not be you is 0.999, because the probability that you win is 0.001, and the probability that you do not win is the opposite of that.
B) The probability that it will not be you is 0.999999, because the probability that you win is 0.000001, and the probability that you do not win is the opposite of that.
C) The probability that it will not be you is 0.99, because of all the possible events , there are 99 scenarios in which you do not win.
D) The probability that it will not be you is 1 in 100,000, because of all the possible events, there is only one scenario in which you do not win.
E) The probability that it will not be you is 0.9999, because of all the possible events, there are 9,999 scenarios in which you do not win.
F) The probability that it will not be you is 0.99999, because the probability that you win is 0.00001, and the probability that you do not win is the opposite of that.
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