document.write( "Question 748226: If the probability of not winning is 0.526, what are the odds for winning? \n" ); document.write( "

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what are the odds for winning?
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\n" ); document.write( "the probability of not winning is 0.526
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document.write( "That's the probability of losing.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So the probability of winning is 1 - 0.526 = 0.474\r\n" );
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document.write( " 0.474 : 0.526\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both parts of the ratio by 1000\r\n" );
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document.write( " 474 : 526\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both parts of the ratio by 2\r\n" );
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document.write( " 237 : 263\r\n" );
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