SOLUTION: If a whole number less than 10 is chosen at random, what are the odds that the number is greater than 5?

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Question 300930: If a whole number less than 10 is chosen at random, what are the odds that the number is greater than 5?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Whole numbers less than 10 are 0,1,2,...,8,9.
There are 10 total.
Each outcome is equally likely (0.1).
There are 4 numbers greater than 5.
P(>5)=0.4
but the odds are 4 to 6.
4 chances for, 6 chances against.