A Company Just Distributed Candy Bars Wrapped with Golden Tickets

question 9

Multiple Choice

A company just distributed candy bars wrapped with golden tickets hidden within ordinary shipments of their product. The company spokesperson announces that there is a "one in one thousand chance" of someone finding a golden ticket when they open a candy bar, and that 500,000 candy bars have been distributed in the golden ticket promotion. If a person buys three of the candy bars, what is their chance of finding a golden ticket?

• A)0.30%
• B)3%
• C)0.00%
• D)0.03%

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