SOLUTION: There is a rack of 15 billiard balls. Balls numbered 1 through 8 are​ solid-colored. Balls numbered 9 through 15 contain stripes. If one ball is selected at​ random, de
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Question 1118325: There is a rack of 15 billiard balls. Balls numbered 1 through 8 are solid-colored. Balls numbered 9 through 15 contain stripes. If one ball is selected at random, determine the odds against it being striped.
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8 solids to 7 stripes —> against a striped being selected
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