SOLUTION: The manager of a restaurant determined that the odds against a customer ordering dessert are (6/5) . What is the probability of a customer ordering dessert?

Question 1168976: The manager of a restaurant determined that the odds against a customer ordering dessert are (6/5) . What is the probability of a customer ordering dessert?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Odds in favor = successes:failures = successes/failures

Odds against = failures:successes = failures/successes

probability = successes/(successes + failures)

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odds against a customer ordering dessert are (6/5)

So failures = 6, successes = 5

probability = successes/(successes + failures) = 5/(5+6) = 5/11

Edwin

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