Answer — Exercise 4

14 - The luck of the draw·Outcomes Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book

Chapter

Exercise

Question

Listen and write down the numbers you hear in the six statistics. Then compare your answers in pairs. Can you remember the complete statistics?

Answer

The exact odds of winning the lottery are 1 in 13,983,816 when there are 49 numbers to choose from. → one in 13,983,816, 49
In Italy, food accounts for just under one fifth of a family’s budget. → (just under) one fifth
In the Uk last year, 1.4 million people paid over £500 in bank charges – for example, for exceeding overdraft limits. → 1.4 million, £500
On average, families spend just 0.015% of their income on books. → 0.015%
Over three quarters of all women worry about how they’ll pay off credit card bills and loans – far more than men. →  $\frac{3}{4}$ 
Only about one in ten men know their current level of debt. → 1 in 10

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