The odds in favor of selecting someone with four years or more of college are 49 to 51, or 1225 to 1275.
The educational attainment of a population, expressed in percentages. It looks like it is from a statistics or math textbook.
The table shows that 12% of males have less than 4 years of schooling, while 15% of females have less than 4 years of schooling.
20% of males have some college, but no 4-year degree, while 24% of females have some college, but no 4-year degree.
25% of males have a 4-year degree or more, while 24% of females have a 4-year degree or more.
The question asks you to find the odds, in most reduced form, in favor of selecting a member of the population with four years or more of college.
To do this, you need to add the percentages of males and females who have four years or more of college.
This is 25% + 24% = 49%.
The odds in favor of selecting someone with four years or more of college are 49 to 51, or 1225 to 1275.