document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=441036>Question 441036</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If one ball is selected at random, determine the odds in favor of it being a ball other than the 8 ball. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 15 balls.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(8-ball) = 1/15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(other) = 14/15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "odds in favos of \"other\" = P(other)/P(8-ball) = 14/1 = 14:1<BR>\n" );
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