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Answer:
Consider the complete question is,
'The odds in favor of frank McKinney winning a hot dog eating contest are 2:9,
- Determine the probability that Frank will win the contest,
- Determine the probability that Frank will not win the contest'
Solution :
We know that,
Odds in favor : the ratio of the number of ways that an outcome can occur compared to how many ways it cannot occur.
We have,

So, total outcomes = 2 + 9 = 11,

Thus, the probability that Frank will win the contest = 
And,
The probability that Frank will win the contest = 
Divide both sides by -3, and replace
with
. Then

Factorize the quadratic in
to get

which in turn means

But
for all real
, so we can ignore the first solution. This leaves us with

If we allow for any complex solution, then we can continue with the solution we ignored:

Answer:
Part A : y²(x + 2)(x + 4)
Part B: (x + 4) (x + 4)
Part C: (x + 4) (x - 4)
Step-by-step explanation:
Part A: Factor x²y²+ 6xy²+ 8y²
x²y²+ 6xy²+ 8y²
y² is very common across the quadratic equation , hence
= y² (x² + 6x + 8)
= (y²) (x² + 6x + 8)
= (y²) (x² + 2x +4x + 8)
= (y²) (x² + 2x)+(4x + 8)
= (y²) (x(x + 2)+ 4(x + 2))
= y²(x+2)(x+4)
Part B: Factor x² + 8x + 16
x² + 8x + 16
= x² + 4x + 4x + 16
= (x² + 4x) + (4x + 16)
= x( x + 4) + 4(x + 4)
= (x + 4) (x + 4)
Part C: Factor x² − 16
= x² − 16
= x² + 0x − 16
= x² + 4x - 4x - 16
= (x² + 4x) - (4x - 16)
= x (x + 4) - 4(x + 4)
= (x + 4) (x - 4)