Question

A dealership is allowing residents to test drive the following vehicles: 2 sports cars, 3 vans, and 3 trucks. If you select a random car to test drive, what are the odds it is not a sports car? Write your answer in the form a:b as a fully reduced ratio.

Answer 1

It would be 2:8- 1:4

Answer 2

Answer:3:1

Explanation:

There are 2 sports cars out of a total of 8 total cars, so there are 2 favorable outcomes, and 8−2=6 unfavorable outcomes.

The odds against choosing a sports car are 6:2.

Both numbers are divisible by 2, so this ratio can be simplified to 3:1.