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The odds in favor of an event are 2:9 What are the odds against the event?

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We have that the odds in favor are 2 : 9, we can also write it like this:


2\colon9=(2)/(9)

now, the odds agains the event is the complement of the odds in favor, then:


1-(2)/(9)=(7)/(9)

therefore, the odds against the event are 7:9

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