SOLUTION: When looking at the competition in your local soccer league, you figure the odds in favour of your team coming first is 3:4. Determine the probability that you don t come first.

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Question 1180443: When looking at the competition in your local soccer league, you figure the odds in favour of your team coming first is 3:4. Determine the probability that you don t come first.
Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
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Odds in favor of coming in first = 3:4 means the probability of coming in first is 3/(3+4)=3/7.

That makes the probability of your NOT coming in first 4/7.

ANSWER: 4/7