SOLUTION: A person rolls two dice and wins if he or she throws doubles. What are the odds in favor of the event? What are the odds against the event?

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Question 925960: A person rolls two dice and wins if he or she throws doubles. What are the odds in favor of the event? What are the odds against the event?
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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A person rolls two dice and wins if he or she throws doubles. What are the odds in favor of the event? What are the odds against the event?
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odds for = p(doubles)/p(not doubles) = (1/6)/(5/6) = 1:5
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odds against = p(not doubles)/p(doubles) = (5/6)/(1/6) = 5:1
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
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Out of the 36 ways the dice can land, 6 of them are 
doubles and 30 are non-doubles.

Odds in favor: 6 to 30, or 1 to 5

Odds against: 30 to 6 or 5 to 1.

Edwin