document.write( "Question 1099336: The odds against an event are 49 to 2. What is the probability of the event? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "Let S = the number of successes\r\n" );
document.write( "Let F = the number of failures\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then\r\n" );
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document.write( "               S+F\r\n" );
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document.write( "Odds in favor = S to F = S:F\r\n" );
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document.write( "Odds against = F to S = F:S \r\n" );
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document.write( "So F = 49,  S = 2\r\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute to find the probability.\r\n" );
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