SOLUTION: A number cube labeled with numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 is tossed. What are the odds in favor of the cube showing an odd number?
My answer = 1:2
Thanks.
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Question 574835: A number cube labeled with numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 is tossed. What are the odds in favor of the cube showing an odd number?
My answer = 1:2
Thanks.
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The probability is 1/2, but the odds measure the ratio of success to failure, not success to total (e.g. if you place a bet on something, you might say 3:1 instead of 3/4 or 1/4). The odds of showing an odd number on the die would be 1:1.
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