A regional automobile dealership sent out fliers to prospect

A regional automobile dealership sent out fliers to prospective customers indicating that they had already won one of three different prizes: an automobile valued at $28 comma 00028,000, a $150150 gas card, or a $55 shopping card. To claim his or her prize, a prospective customer needed to present the flier at the dealership\'s showroom. The fine print on the back of the flier listed the probabilities of winning. The chance of winning the car was 1 out of 31 comma 63531,635, the chance of winning the gas card was 1 out of 31 comma 635 comma31,635, and the chance of winning the shopping card was 31 comma 63331,633 out of 31 comma 63531,635. Complete parts (a).

a. How many fliers do you think the automobile dealership sent out?

nothing fliers

Solution

Assumptions:

the question indicates

the denominator to be 31,635

The value of the automobile as $28000

The value of the gas card as $150

The value of the shopping card as $55

Number of fliers sent out = Denominator in the probability = 31,635