Question

Of the 43 attributed to a playwright, 11 are comedies, 17 are tragedies, and 15 are histories. If one play is selected at random, find the odds in favor of selecting a tragedy or a comedy

Answer 1

To find the odds in favor of selecting a tragedy or a comedy, calculate the probabilities of each separately and add them together. The odds in favor are 28 to 15.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the odds in favor of selecting a tragedy or a comedy, we need to calculate the probability of selecting a tragedy and the probability of selecting a comedy separately and then add them together.

Given that there are 11 comedies and 17 tragedies, the probability of selecting a tragedy is 17/43 and the probability of selecting a comedy is 11/43. Adding these probabilities together, we get (17/43) + (11/43) = 28/43.

Therefore, the odds in favor of selecting a tragedy or a comedy are 28 to 15.

Answer 2

Answer:28/43

Step-by-step explanation:

AUB/n

(11+17)/43

28/43