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  • 03-11-2022
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find the odds of an event occurring given the probability of the event 6/7

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KenedeeO318481 KenedeeO318481
  • 03-11-2022

Odds is the ratio of favourable outcomes to non-favourable outcomes:

Let:

P = probability of an event occurring = 6/7

Q = probability of the event not occurring = 1 - P = 1 - 6/7 = 1/7

Therefore, the odds will be:

[tex]\frac{P}{Q}=\frac{\frac{6}{7}}{\frac{1}{7}}=6[/tex]

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