Question 865122
There are 6 sides to a standard number cube (ie a die). There is one way to get what you want (rolling a 5) and there are 5 ways to get what you don't want (not rolling a 5, so rolling a 1,2,3,4, or 6)



So the odds in favor are....



Number of ways of getting what you want: Number of ways of getting what you don't want



<font color="red">1:5</font>



The final answer is <font color="red">1:5</font> (this is read aloud as "1 to 5")



One possible page for further reading: 


<a href="http://www.mathwords.com/o/odds_in_favor.htm">http://www.mathwords.com/o/odds_in_favor.htm</a>