f the game show ran the contest a third time and advertised an 4% chance of winning the vacation by pulling a piece of paper out of the hat, and there were 200 pieces of paper in he hat, how many pieces of paper would have "vacation" written on them?

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The Rule of Or continued.
If the game show ran the contest a third time and advertised an 4% chance of winning the
vacation by pulling a piece of paper out of the hat, and there were 200 pieces of paper in
the hat, how many pieces of paper would have "vacation" written on them?
Transcribed Image Text:The Rule of Or continued. If the game show ran the contest a third time and advertised an 4% chance of winning the vacation by pulling a piece of paper out of the hat, and there were 200 pieces of paper in the hat, how many pieces of paper would have "vacation" written on them?
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Total pieces of paper = 200

Chances of winning the vacation=4%

 

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