Question 162671: can someone help me with this
Convert the odds that the given event will occur to the probability that the event will occur.
The odds in favor of winning a particular lottery are 1 to 2,000,000.
a. 1/2,000,001
b. 2,000,000/2,000,001
c. 1/1,999,999
d. 1/2,000,000
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056)   (Show Source):
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Convert the odds that the given event will occur to the probability that the event will occur.
The odds in favor of winning a particular lottery are 1 to 2,000,000.
a. 1/2,000,001
b. 2,000,000/2,000,001
c. 1/1,999,999
d. 1/2,000,000
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In your problem,
1 to 2,000,000 are the odds in favor of a success, so
1 is the number of successess
2000000 is the number of failures
So
That's choice (a)
Edwin
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