document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=320913>Question 320913</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the odds of picking a tragedy or comedy is 34:49  </SPAN>\n" );
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