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

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Question 842907: If a whole number less than 10 is chosen at random, what are the odds in favor of the number being greater than 5?

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Whole numbers less than 10 are {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}
Whole numbers greater than 5 are {6,7,8,9} - Four of them
Whole numbers less than 5 are {0,1,2,3,4,5} - Six of them
Odds are 4 to 6 or 2 to 3 in lowest terms.