Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)
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Give the probability in decimal form (correct to two decimal places). A calculator may be helpful with this problem.
The campus vets club is having a raffle and is selling 1,500 tickets. If the people on your floor of the dorm bought 255 of those tickets, what is the probability that someone on your floor will hold the winning ticket?
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