SOLUTION: The odds of the Patriots winning next year's Super Bowl are 1 to 13.
(a) What is the probability that the Patriots will win next year's Super Bowl? (Give your answer as a fraction
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(a) What is the probability that the Patriots will win next year's Super Bowl? (Give your answer as a fraction
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Question 1069207: The odds of the Patriots winning next year's Super Bowl are 1 to 13.
(a) What is the probability that the Patriots will win next year's Super Bowl? (Give your answer as a fraction.)
(b) What are the odds against the Patriots winning next year's Super Bowl?
: Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The definition of odds is:
[ what you want ] : { what you don't want ]
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The definition of probability is:
[ what you want ] / [ all possible outcomes ]
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Odds = 1 : 13
Probability =
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The odds against =
[ what you don't want ] : [ what you want ]
odds against = 13 : 1
