document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1162559>Question 1162559</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you have a bag containing 3 green marbles, 4 red marbles, and 2 yellow marbles. you select 1 marble randomly. what are the  odds against selecting a green or yellow marble?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. 5:4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. 9:4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c.4:9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d.4:5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<font color=red>d. 4:5</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Explanation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The goal is to get a green or yellow marble. There are 3 green and 2 yellow, making 3+2 = 5 total. So there are 5 ways to get what we want. There are 4 ways to get what we don't want (those four red marbles)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The odds in favor of getting green or yellow is 5:4. We simply list the number of ways to get what we want, followed by a colon, then the number of ways to get what we don't want.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We have this basic format<BR>\n" );
document.write( "odds in favor = (want) : (dont want)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The odds against will be the complete opposite. We list what we dont want first, then what we want next<BR>\n" );
document.write( "odds against = (dont want) : (want)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "odds against = 4:5\r<BR>\n" );
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