Question 1177115
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{{{Probability = (successes)/(successes+ failures)}}}

{{{(matrix(3,1,odds,in,favor))}}}{{{""=""}}}{{{"successes:failures"}}}

{{{(matrix(2,1,odds,against))}}}{{{""=""}}}{{{"failures:successes"}}}

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A basketball team won 8 games and lost 7 games. Based on these results.

successes = 8, failures = 7

{{{(matrix(5,1,odds,in,favor,of,winning))}}}{{{""=""}}}{{{"8:7"}}}

{{{(matrix(3,1,Probability,of,winning)) = (successes)/(successes+ failures)=8/(8+7)=8/15}}}

{{{(matrix(3,1,odds,against,winning))}}}{{{""=""}}}{{{"7:8"}}}

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d. What is the probability of losing a game, to the nearest hundredth?

This is tricky because here losing is a success! lol!

{{{Probability = (successes)/(successes+ failures)=losses/(losses+wins) =7/(7+8)=7/15=0.47)}}}

Edwin</pre>