Question 1076598: 1) One card is randomly selected from a deck of cards. Find the odds in favor of drawing a red card.
The odds are _ : _
2)One card is randomly selected from a deck of cards. Find the odds against drawing a black nine.
The odds against drawing a black nine are _: _
3)Of the 41 plays attributed to a playwright, 15 are comedies, 15 are tragedies, and 11 are histories. If one play is selected at random, find the odds in favor of selecting a comedy.
The odds in favor of selecting a comedy are _: _
Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Odds are 1 to 1 or 1:1. It is probability of red/probability of not red.
The probability is 1/2.
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There are 2 black nines in 52 cards, 9C and 9S
2:50 or 1:25
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15:26
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