3 years ago

Odds of an event occurring given probability 1/5

Mathematics

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umka21 [38]3 years ago

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Answer:

1/4

Step-by-step explanation:

Probability = successes / all events

Odds = successes / failures

If the probability is 1/5, then there's 1 success for every 4 failures.

So the odds are 1/4.

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