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Question 210399: A lottery game has balls numbered 1 through 15. What are the odds of selecting an even numbered ball or a 8?
i need help beacsue i am confused how both answers can be the same. numbers 1-15 have 7 even numbers in between meaning this probabilty would be 7:15 but getting an 8 out of 1-15, wouldnt that be 1:8? the choices are between-
A)

15 : -7

B)

7 : 8

C)

7 : 15

D)

8 : 7

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
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A lottery game has balls numbered 1 through 15. What are the odds of selecting an even numbered ball or a 8?
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P(even or 8) = P(even) + P(8)- P(even and 8)
= 7/15 + 1/15 - 1/15 = 7/15
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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I need help because I am confused how both answers can be the same. numbers 1-15 have 7 even numbers in between meaning this probabilty would be 7:15 but getting an 8 out of 1-15, wouldnt that be 1:8? the choices are between-
A)
15 : -7
B)
7 : 8
C)
7 : 15
D)
8 : 7