Question 86892: The odds against a horse winning a race are 6 to 5. What is the probability of the horse winning the race? Answer by Nate(3500) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The odds against a horse winning a race are 6 to 5.
Odds are taken as: chances of winning: chances of losing
Probability: chances of winning / total chances
Prob: 6 / (6 + 5) = 6 / 11 = about 54.5%
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