SOLUTION: I need help with the following problem: in her wallet, anne has 14 bills, seven are $1 bills, two are $5 doller bills, four are $10 dollar bills and one is a $20 dollar bill. sh

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Question 601212: I need help with the following problem:
in her wallet, anne has 14 bills, seven are $1 bills, two are $5 doller bills, four are $10 dollar bills and one is a $20 dollar bill. she decides to select one bill at random from her wallet. determine
A. the probaility she selects $5 dollar bill
B.the probablilty she does not select a $5 dollar bill
C. the odds in favor of her selecting a $5 dollar bill
D. the odds against her slecting a $5 dollar bill

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I need help with the following problem:
in her wallet, anne has 14 bills, seven are $1 bills, two are $5 doller bills, four are $10 dollar bills and one is a $20 dollar bill. she decides to select one bill at random from her wallet. determine
A. the probaility she selects $5 dollar bill::: 2/14
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B.the probablilty she does not select a $5 dollar bill:: 12/14
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C. the odds in favor of her selecting a $5 dollar bill::: (2/14):(12/14) = 2:12
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D. the odds against her slecting a $5 dollar bill::: (12/14):(2/14) = 12/2
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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