SOLUTION: If one ball is selected at random, determine the odds in favor of it being a ball other than the 8 ball.

SOLUTION: If one ball is selected at random, determine the odds in favor of it being a ball other than the 8 ball.

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Question 441036: If one ball is selected at random, determine the odds in favor of it being a ball other than the 8 ball.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If one ball is selected at random, determine the odds in favor of it being a ball other than the 8 ball.
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There are 15 balls.
P(8-ball) = 1/15
P(other) = 14/15
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odds in favos of "other" = P(other)/P(8-ball) = 14/1 = 14:1
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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