Why is a single 70% chance different to Ten 7% chances

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Like. I know they are different and that one is less likely. But could someone explain this in a way that I can explain it to my partner? I know it is true but cannot remember anything about why and how to explain my point.

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Think of it as a game where a player has to correctly guess a number.

(70%) Player 1 has to guess a number between 1-100 and there are 70 correct answers.

(7%) If player 2 has guess a number between 1-100 and there are 7 correct answers.

Player 1 has one chance to guess a 70 numbers out of 100.
Player 2 has ten chances to guess 7 numbers out of 100.

Even with 10 times more chances, it is still harder to guess just 7 numbers.

It gets easier to understand the chance you increase the range of numbers you have to guess (e.g. 700/1000, 7000/10000)

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