SOLUTION: The probability that San Francisco plays in the next Super Bowl is nine times the probability that they do not play in the next Super Bowl. The probability that San Francisco plays

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Question 121652: The probability that San Francisco plays in the next Super Bowl is nine times the probability that they do not play in the next Super Bowl. The probability that San Francisco plays in the next super Bowl plus the probability that they do not play is 1. What is the probability that San Francisco plays in the next Super Bowl?
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+9x=1
10x=1
x=1/10
x=.10 or 10% chance they will not play.
9x=.90 or 90% chance they will play in the super bowl.