document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1194002>Question 1194002</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A sports statistician determined that the probability of a certain rugby team winning its next match is 11/19 . Find the odds against the team winning its next match. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If the probability of winning is 11/19, then the probability of losing is 1-11/19 = 8/19.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Odds IN FAVOR of winning compares probability of winning to probability of losing: (11/19):(8/19) = 11:8.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Odds AGAINST winning compares probability of losing to probability of winning: (8/19):(11/19) = 8:11.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: The odds against the team winning its next match are 8:11.<br><BR>\n" );
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