document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=817903>Question 817903</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a list of integers, 3 of the intgers are even, and the rest are odd<BR>\n" );
document.write( " If and integer is selected at random from the list, the probability is 4/5 that the integer will be odd. How many integers are in the list?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If an integer is selected at random from the list, the probability is 4/5 that the integer will be odd. How many integers are in the list?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let \"x\" be the number of integers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then x-3 is the number of odd integers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(odd) = x-3/x = 4/5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"x\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(x-3) = 4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x-15 = 4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 15 (number of integers)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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