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document.write( "P(3 even with no replacement) = (4/8)(3/7)(2/6) = 0.0714...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(not 3 even) = 0.92857..<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Odds in favor of 3 even = P(3 even)/P(not 3 even) = 0.07689...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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