Question

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Martina is playing a carnival game. She is blindfolded while she throws a dart at a board of 12 balloons, as shown below. Each balloon is labeled "S" for small,
"M" for medium, "L" for large, or "XL" for extra-large. The board has 5 small balloons, 1 medium balloon, 4 large balloons, and 2 extra-large balloons. She hits one of the balloons at random and wins a stuffed animal of that size.

(a)Find the odds in favor of Martina winning a medium stuffed animal.

(b) Find the odds against Martina winning a medium stuffed animal.

Answer 1

(a) The odds in favor of Martina winning a medium stuffed animal is 1/12, as there is only 1 medium balloon on the board out of the total of 12 balloons.

(b) The odds against Martina winning a medium stuffed animal is 11/12, as there are 11 balloons on the board that are not medium out of the total of 12 balloons.

Answer 2

(a) The odds in favor of Martina winning a medium stuffed animal is 1/12, as there is only 1 medium balloon on the board out of the total of 12 balloons.

(b) The odds against Martina winning a medium stuffed animal is 11/12, as there are 11 balloons on the board that are not medium out of the total of 12 balloons.