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document.write( "Rule: \"odds against A\" = P(not A)/P(A)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(not A)/P(A) = 9/8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(not A) = 9/17<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(A) = 8/17<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
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