SOLUTION: Determine the odds against the spinner landing on red. Four out of Eight sectors are red.

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Question 401652: Determine the odds against the spinner landing on red. Four out of Eight sectors are red.



Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Determine the odds against the spinner landing on red. Four out of Eight sectors are red.
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P(not red) = 1/2
P(red) = 1/2
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odds against red = P(not red)/P(red) = (1/2)/(1/2) = 1:1
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Stan H.