Walter B. answered • 04/12/16
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Suppose the probability of selling a car today is 0.36. Find the odds against selling a car today.
Since the probability of selling a car today is 0.36, the probability of not selling a car today is 1- 0.36 or .64
The odds of an event are the probability of that event divided by the probability of not that event or number of successes divided by the number of failures.
Since the question is what are the odds against selling a car today, the odds against are = .64 ÷.36 = 1.778
Walter B.
Definition: "odds against A" = P(not A)/P(A)
P(not A) = (1-.36)
P(A) = .36
Odds against selling a car today = 0.64/0.36 = .01*4*16/.01*4*9 = 16:9
Try 16:9
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