A Charity Raffle Prize Is $1,000

question 54

Multiple Choice

A charity raffle prize is $1,000. The charity sells 4,000 raffle tickets. One winner will be selected at random. At what ticket price would a ticket buyer expect to break even?

• A)$0.50
• B)$0.25
• C)$0.75
• D)$1.00

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