document.write( "Question 588640: the odds are 3:5 that it will snow tomorrow. what is the probability that it will not snow tomorrow? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Odds in favor = successes:failures\r\n" );
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document.write( "Odds against = failures:successes\r\n" );
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document.write( "Probability of success = \r\n" );
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document.write( "Probability of failure = \r\n" );
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document.write( "You have the odds in favor of snow tomorrow as 3:5.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So \"it will snow tomorrow\" is considered a SUCCESS and \r\n" );
document.write( "\"it will NOT snow tomorrow\" is considered a FAILURE.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore successes = 3 and failures = 5\r\n" );
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document.write( "The probability that it will NOT snow tomorrow is the probability of a failure:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Probability of failure =  =  = \r\n" );
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