Question

According to a disease control​ center, ​35% of people in a certain country have high blood pressure. If a person in this country is selected at​ random, determine the odds in favor of this person having high blood pressure. The odds are? _:_

Answer 1

7 : 13

Explanation:

If 35% of people have high blood pressure, you want the odds in favor of a randomly chosen person having high blood pressure.

Odds

The odds ratio is the ratio of favorable to unfavorable outcomes:

high blood pressure : not high blood pressure = 35% : 65% = 7 : 13