SOLUTION: Of the 40 plays attributed to a playwright, 12 are comedies, 13 are tragedies, and 15 are histories. If one play is selected at random find the odds against selecting a tragedy.

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Question 852839: Of the 40 plays attributed to a playwright, 12 are comedies, 13 are tragedies, and 15 are histories. If one play is selected at random find the odds against selecting a tragedy.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

40 plays: 12 comedies, 13 tragedies, and 15 histories

If one play is selected at random:

P(not selecting a tragedy) = 27/40

odds against selecting a tragedy are:  27:13   40-27+=+13