Probability?

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find the probability that the event E will occur given these odds? 3:4 ratio in favor of E, 1:7 aginst E , how would you write the equation to find out?

2007-11-28 10:27:06 · 1 answers · asked by astra s 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help

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I suppose this is two problems:

3 in four chance: 3/4 = 75% chance

1/7 against, 1/7 = 0.14285714285714285714285714285714
subtract from 1 to get chance of occurance
85.714285714285714285714285714286 1% chance

2007-11-30 07:58:24 · answer #1 · answered by A Guy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋