SOLUTION: A basketball team won 8 games and lost 7 games. Based on these results: (show all work) a. What are the odds in favor of winning a basketball game? b. What is the probability

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Question 1177115: A basketball team won 8 games and lost 7 games. Based on these results: (show all work)

a. What are the odds in favor of winning a basketball game?
b. What is the probability of winning a game, to the nearest hundredth?
c. What are the odds against winning a game?
d. What is the probability of losing a game, to the nearest hundredth?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Probability+=+%28successes%29%2F%28successes%2B+failures%29

%28matrix%283%2C1%2Codds%2Cin%2Cfavor%29%29%22%22=%22%22%22successes%3Afailures%22

%28matrix%282%2C1%2Codds%2Cagainst%29%29%22%22=%22%22%22failures%3Asuccesses%22

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A basketball team won 8 games and lost 7 games. Based on these results.

successes = 8, failures = 7

%28matrix%285%2C1%2Codds%2Cin%2Cfavor%2Cof%2Cwinning%29%29%22%22=%22%22%228%3A7%22



%28matrix%283%2C1%2Codds%2Cagainst%2Cwinning%29%29%22%22=%22%22%227%3A8%22

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d. What is the probability of losing a game, to the nearest hundredth?

This is tricky because here losing is a success! lol!



Edwin