SOLUTION: The odds of the Patriots winning next year's Super Bowl are 6 to 18.
(a) What is the probability that the Patriots will win next year's Super Bowl? (Give your answer as a fract
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Question 745349: The odds of the Patriots winning next year's Super Bowl are 6 to 18.
(a) What is the probability that the Patriots will win next year's Super Bowl? (Give your answer as a fraction.)
(b) What are the odds against the Patriots winning next year's Super Bowl?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The odds of the Patriots winning next year's Super Bowl are 6 to 18.
(a) What is the probability that the Patriots will win next year's Super Bowl?
P(will win) = 6/(6+18) = 6/24 = 1/4
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(b) What are the odds against the Patriots winning next year's Super Bowl?
odds against = P(will lose)/P(will win + = (3/4)/(1/4) = 3:1
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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