SOLUTION: The odds that a book will be favourably reviewed by three independent critics are 3 to 2, 4 to 3 and 2 to 3 respectively.what is the probability that of three reviews a majority wi

Question 1106831: The odds that a book will be favourably reviewed by three independent critics are 3 to 2, 4 to 3 and 2 to 3 respectively.what is the probability that of three reviews a majority will be favourable.
Answer by greenestamps(13216) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Odds of A:B are favorable if A > B and unfavorable if A < B.

So 3 to 2 odds and 4 to 3 odds are favorable, and 2 to 3 odds are unfavorable.

Since 2 out of 3 are favorable, the probability of a favorable review is 2/3.
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