SOLUTION: The odds against True Colors winning the Rosenthal Classic Horse Race are 5:2. What is the probability that the True Colors wins the race?

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Question 676604: The odds against True Colors winning the Rosenthal Classic Horse Race are 5:2. What is the probability that the True Colors wins the race?
Answer by Eva18(13)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The odds are 5 and the true coulors are 2, therefore if we add them they will give us 7 all together. Then from this the probability that the true coulor wins is 2/7.
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