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Question 830174: the odds against winning a game are 8:3 what is the probability of winning the game
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Say you play the game 11 times. This would mean you would lose 8 times and win 3 times.
So the probability of winning is
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