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document.write( "P(vowel) = 4/11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(consonent) = 7/11<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Odds against drawing vowel = P(consonant)/P(vowel) = (7/11)/(4/11) = 7:4<BR>\n" );
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