SOLUTION: Can you show me the solution, but how to set up the problem? Help is greatly appreciated 1. Odds. Another way of expressing probabilities is by the use of odds. Suppose I ro

Question 1039883: Can you show me the solution, but how to set up the problem? Help is greatly appreciated
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Odds. Another way of expressing probabilities is by the use of odds. Suppose I roll a single die and call getting a 4 a favorable outcome. The probability of this happening is of course 1/6, which means that we expect to see a 4 once out of every six rolls. But this can also be expressed in terms of odds. Here's how it works: There are six possible outcomes; one of these is favorable (getting a 4) and five are unfavorable. One then says that the odds against getting a 4 are 5 to 1. This could also be expressed by saying the odds in favor of getting a 4 are 1 to 5.
In general, if we list all the possible equally likely outcomes, the odds in favor of a favorable outcome are expressed as the number of favorable outcomes to the number of unfavorable outcomes. To find the odds against it, we reverse the order of these two numbers.
The weatherman says that there is a 25% chance of rain in your area. What are the odds against your getting rain? Give the odds in simplest form.
(Fill in the blanks below and give your answers as whole numbers.)
The odds against your getting rain are to .

Answer by Aldorozos(172) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Possibility of not raining is three to one
75% chances of not raining vs. 25% of raining. The means the odds against raining is 3 to 1
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