SOLUTION: In a horse race the probability of a certain horse losing is 0.30. what is the probability of the horse winning?

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Question 1193834: In a horse race the probability of a certain horse losing is 0.30. what is the probability of the horse winning?
Answer by ikleyn(52810)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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It is  1-0.3 = 0.7,  which is called the  " complementary probability ".



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