In a carnival drawing, a green ticket wins $1, a yellow ticket wins $5, and a blue ticket wins $10. There are 100 green tickets, 25 yellow tickets and 5 blue tickets. In simplest form, what are the odds in favor of winning $5 or more?

Question

A. 1:4
B. 1:5
C. 1:25
D. 3:10

Answer 1

There are a total of 130 tickets, and 30 of them win $5 or more (25 yellow and 5 blue). Therefore, the odds in favor of winning $5 or more are 30:100 or 3:10. The answer is D.