document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=415257>Question 415257</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The odds against an event are 8:8. Find the probability that the event will occur. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "odds against the event are  8:8  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "probability = 8/(8+8) = 8/16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " = 1/2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "50% probability........\r<BR>\n" );
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