document.write( "Question 865122: A single fair die is tossed. Find the odds in favor of a 5. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #521514 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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There are 6 sides to a standard number cube (ie a die). There is one way to get what you want (rolling a 5) and there are 5 ways to get what you don't want (not rolling a 5, so rolling a 1,2,3,4, or 6)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Number of ways of getting what you want: Number of ways of getting what you don't want\r
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