document.write( "Question 470456: If P(A)=2/5, compute the odds in favor of A resulting from a single trial of an experiment. \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Odds: The number of desireable outcomes divided by the number of undesireable outcomes.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The numerator of the odds fraction is equal to the numerator of the probability fraction.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The denominator of the odds fraction is the denominator of the probability fraction MINUS the numerator of the probability fraction.\r
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