document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=300930>Question 300930</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a whole number less than 10 is chosen at random, what are the odds that the number is greater than 5? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #215830 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=215830\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Whole numbers less than 10 are 0,1,2,...,8,9.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 10 total. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each outcome is equally likely (0.1).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 4 numbers greater than 5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(>5)=0.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but the odds are 4 to 6. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 chances for, 6 chances against. <BR>\n" );
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