SOLUTION: The odds of the Patriots winning next year's Super Bowl are 5 to 16.
(a) What is the probability that the Patriots will win next year's Super Bowl? (Give your answer as a fractio
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(a) What is the probability that the Patriots will win next year's Super Bowl? (Give your answer as a fractio
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Question 745411: The odds of the Patriots winning next year's Super Bowl are 5 to 16.
(a) What is the probability that the Patriots will win next year's Super Bowl? (Give your answer as a fraction.)
(b) What are the odds against the Patriots winning next year's Super Bowl?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The odds of the Patriots winning next year's Super Bowl are 5 to 16.
(a) What is the probability that the Patriots will win next year's Super Bowl? (Give your answer as a fraction.)
P(win) = 5/21
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(b) What are the odds against the Patriots winning next year's Super Bowl?
odds against = P(not win)/P(win) = 16/21 / 5/21 = 16:5
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