document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=455574>Question 455574</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Obesity-According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 31% of men in the United States are obese. If a man was selected at random, determine the odds: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)	Against him being obese = :31<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b)	In favor of him being obese = 31:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) Against him being obese<BR>\n" );
document.write( ": odds against = P(not obese)/P(obese) = 0.69/0.31 = 69:31<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) In favor of him being obese = 31:<BR>\n" );
document.write( ": odds for = P(obese)/P(not obese) = 0.31/0.69 = 31:69<BR>\n" );
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