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Expand Your Knowledge: Odds in Favor Sometimes
The odds in favor of an
For instance, if
Show that if we are given the odds in favor of event A as n:m, the probability of event A is given by
A telemarketing supervisor tells a new worker that the odds of making a sale on a single call are 2 to 15. What is the probability of a successful call?
A sports announcer says that the odds a basketball player will make a free throw shot are 3 to 5. What is the probability the player will make the shot?
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