Question

Ann is watching her favorite team play a match. The odds against her favorite team winning are 17/5. What is the probability of her favorite team winning?

Answer 1

5/22

Explanation:

The odds against Ann's favorite team winning =17/5.

This means that:

`\frac{\text{ Number of unfavorable outcomes}}{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}=(17)/(5)`

Thus, the probability of her favorite team winning will be:

`\begin{gathered} \frac{\text{ Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{ Number of favorable outcomes+Number of unfavorable outcomes}} \\ =(5)/(5+17) \\ =(5)/(22) \end{gathered}`

The probability of her favorite team winning is 5/22.