Question

A statistician predicts that the probability of manchester united winning their next match is 47. what are the odds against them winning?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

If the probability of Manchester United winning their next match is 47, then the number of favorable outcomes (win the match) when 7 matches are played is predicted to be 4, the number of unfavorable outcomes (lose the match) is predicted to be 7−4=3 .

The odds against winning is 3:4.

Answer 2

To calculate the odds against Manchester United winning with a 47% probability of winning, subtract this from 100% to find the probability of not winning, and then calculate the ratio of these probabilities. The odds against them winning are roughly 1.13 to 1.

Step-by-step explanation:

• The student has asked about the odds against Manchester United winning their next match given that the probability of winning is 47%.
• To calculate these odds, we use the probability of the event not occurring (which in this case is them losing or drawing).
• The probability can be seen as a percentage, so if they have a 47% chance of winning, they have a 100% - 47% = 53% chance of not winning.
• To convert this to odds, we use the formula odds against = (probability of not happening)/(probability of happening).
• This means the odds against them winning would be 53/47, which simplifies to approximately 1.13 to 1