SOLUTION: suppose you choose a letter at random from the word ARITHMETIC.what are the odds in favor of selecting a vowel?what are the odd against selecting a vowel?

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Question 124839: suppose you choose a letter at random from the word ARITHMETIC.what are the odds in favor of selecting a vowel?what are the odd against selecting a vowel?
Answer by stanbon(48568) About Me  (Show Source):
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suppose you choose a letter at random from the word ARITHMETIC.what are the odds in favor of selecting a vowel?what are the odd against selecting a vowel?
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Prob of picking a vowel is 4/10
Prob of not picking a vowel is 6/10
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Odds against selecting a volwel is [6/10}/[4/10} = 6 to 4 or 3 t0 2
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Cheers,
Stan H.