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A lottery contains eight prizes and twenty blanks. If a lottery is randomly drawn, then what is the probability of getting a prize?1/82/52/71/5

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A lottery contains eight prizes and twenty blanks. If a lottery is randomly drawn, then what is the probability of getting a prize?1/82/52/71/5

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To find the probability of getting a prize in the lottery, we need to determine the total number of possible outcomes and the number of favorable outcomes.

Total number of outcomes = number of prizes + number of blanks = 8 + 20 = 28

Number of favorable outcomes = number of prizes = 8

Therefore, the probability of getting a prize in the lottery is:

Number of favorable outcomes / Total number of outcomes = 8 / 28 = 2 / 7

So, the correct answer is 2/7.

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