SOLUTION: if the odds against a person passing this class is said to be 23 to 14, what is the probability that this person passes this class?
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Question 307196: if the odds against a person passing this class is said to be 23 to 14, what is the probability that this person passes this class?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Recall that if the odds against success are m:n, then the probability of success is . So in this case, the probability of passing the class is which is about a 37.84% chance.
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