. At a school dance, each student in attendance receives a ticket for door prizes. Each ticket has a message printed on it.
• 188 tickets distributed said: "Sorry, better luck next time!" (non-winning ticket)
58 tickets distributed said: "Win a free meal at the school cafeterial"
39 tickets distributed said: "Win a school T-shirt!"
What are the odds against a student winning a free meal at the school cafeteria? You are first to pick. Express in reduced ratio form
The odds against winning a free meal at the school cafeteria are 188:58.
To express this in reduced ratio form, we divide both numbers by 2:
188 ÷ 2 = 94
58 ÷ 2 = 29
Therefore, the odds against winning a free meal at the school cafeteria are 94:29.