document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=307196>Question 307196</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if the odds against a person passing this class is said to be 23 to 14, what is the probability that this person passes this class? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #219789 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=219789\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Recall that if the odds against success are m:n, then the probability of success is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n%2F%28m%2Bn%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n%2F%28m%2Bn%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. So in this case, the probability of passing the class is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=14%2F%2823%2B14%29=14%2F37=0.378378378 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"14%2F%2823%2B14%29=14%2F37=0.378378378\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which is about a 37.84% chance. </SPAN>\n" );
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