SOLUTION: Please help!Of the 49 plays attributed to a playwright 20 are comedies, 14 are tragedies, and 15 are histories. If 1 play is selected at random, find the odds in favor of selecting

Question 320913: Please help!Of the 49 plays attributed to a playwright 20 are comedies, 14 are tragedies, and 15 are histories. If 1 play is selected at random, find the odds in favor of selecting a tragedy or a comedy.The odds in favor are______(simplify your answer. Answer should be in a ratio form a:b)
Thank you so much for the help.
Answer by vleith(2983) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are a total of 49 plays. the total of comedies and tragedies is 20+14 = 34
So the odds of picking a tragedy or comedy is 34:49
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