document.write( "Question 1115273: If the odds against an event are 2:5, then the probability of the event = ______(write answer as a fraction). \n" ); document.write( "

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For odds:
\n" ); document.write( "[ chance of a favorable outcome ]: $\"+2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "[ chance of an unfavorable outcome ]: $\"+5+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "For probability:
\n" ); document.write( "[ chance of a favorable outcome ] / { total of all possible outcomes ]
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2%2F%28+2+%2B+5+%29+=+2%2F7+\"$ \r
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