SOLUTION: what are the odds against an event happening when the probability of an event happening are 34%

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Question 1031261: what are the odds against an event happening when the probability of an event happening are 34%
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
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The probability of 34% tells us that on the average,

34 times out of 100 it will happen.

Therefore on the average, 100-34=66 times out of 100 
it won't happen.

The odds against is the comparison of the times it won't
happen to the times it will:

Answer: 66 to 34 or, dividing each by 2, 33 to 17.

Edwin