SOLUTION: Use a rack of a typical set of billiard balls. If one ball is selected at random, determine the odds against containing any red color. (solid or striped)

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Question 418749: Use a rack of a typical set of billiard balls.
If one ball is selected at random, determine the odds against containing any red color. (solid or striped)

Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are fifteen billiard balls, and two red balls. The odds of picking a red ball are therefore 2:13 (not 2:15), so the odds against are 13:2.