SOLUTION: 9. A is 6.2 times less likely to occur than event B. Rewrite this sentence using the phrase "times as likely." 1)____ A is 6.2 times as likely to occur as event B. 2)____ B is 6

Algebra ->  Probability-and-statistics -> SOLUTION: 9. A is 6.2 times less likely to occur than event B. Rewrite this sentence using the phrase "times as likely." 1)____ A is 6.2 times as likely to occur as event B. 2)____ B is 6      Log On


   



Question 865006: 9. A is 6.2 times less likely to occur than event B. Rewrite this sentence using the phrase "times as likely."
1)____ A is 6.2 times as likely to occur as event B.
2)____ B is 6.2 times more likely to occur as event A.     
3)____ B is 6.2 times less likely to occur than event A.
4)____ B is 5.2 times as likely to occur as event A.
5)____ B is 6.2 times as likely to occur as event A.

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1)____ A is 6.2 times as likely to occur as event B.
2)____ B is 6.2 times more likely to occur as event A.     
3)____ B is 6.2 times less likely to occur than event A.
4)____ B is 5.2 times as likely to occur as event A.
5)____ B is 6.2 times as likely to occur as event A.
Only #1,#4 and #5 use the correct phrase "as likely"
#1 is the opposite of the original meaning.
#4 uses the wrong number
#5 is correct