document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1197656>Question 1197656</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the odds against jason judd getting promoted are 4:11 determine the probability that jason gets promoted </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's say there are 15 possible outcomes that could happen.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 of which lead to Jason not getting the promotion.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11 situations where he does get promoted.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is what it means when we say \"the odds against him getting promoted are 4:11\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 4 things against him, and 11 things for him.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The odds in favor has us swap the positions of the values<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The odds in favor of him getting the promotion is 11:4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So we know there are 11 ways he could get the promotion out of 15 total scenarios.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This gives us 11/15 as our final answer.<BR>\n" );
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