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9-8 Odds
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1. If the probability of Courtney winning the raffle is 1
, what are
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the odds in favor of Courtney winning the raffle?
2. The odds in favor of the New York Yankees winning the World
Series are 5 to 3. What is the probability that the Yankees will
win the World Series?
A bag contains 18 red jelly beans, 12 green jelly beans, 10 purple
jelly beans, 6 yellow jelly beans, and 4 orange jelly beans.
3. Find P(green jelly bean)
4. Find P(red jelly bean)
5. Find P(yellow jelly
bean)
6. Find the odds in favor of choosing a red jelly bean.
7. Find the odds against choosing a red jelly bean.
8. Find the odds in favor of choosing an orange jelly bean.
9. Find the odds against choosing a purple jelly bean.
10. Find the odds in favor of choosing a green jelly bean.
11. Find the odds against choosing a yellow jelly bean.
12. Find the odds in favor of not choosing an orange jelly bean.
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