Probability of Second Contestant Winning in the TV Show ‘The Price is Right’

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Question

In the TV game show The Price is Right, contestants have to spin a wheel with a hundred amounts ranging from 1 cent to 100 cents in equal one cent increments. The contestant with the amount closest to $1 wins. If the first contestant spins 80 cents, what is the probability that the second contestant will win?                                         
Summary

The question belongs to Statistics and it is about the TV game show, ‘The Price is Right’ where the contestants have to give the correct price for products shown. The probability for winning for the second contestant is calculated in the solution.

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