The odds in favor of selecting tragedy or history is 0.692
To find the odd of selecting tragedy or history , we can use probability to find the odd. Probability is the likelihood of an event or occur.
Probability is expressed as;
probability = sample space /total outcome.
The total outcome is 39
The probability of selecting tragedy = 17/39
The probability of selecting histories = 10/39
Therefore;
Probability of selecting tragedy or history is
17/39 + 10/39
= 27/39
= 0.692
Therefore, the odds in favor of selecting tragedy or history is 0.692