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Jenny won a charity raffle. Her prize will be randomly selected from the 9 prizes shown below. The prizes include 4 rings, 3 cameras, and 2 headsets.

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(a) Find the odds against Jenny winning a headset.

(b) Find the odds in favor of Jenny winning a headset.

User Su
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The odds against Jenny winning a headset are 88.89% or 8 out of 9, and the odds in favor of Jenny winning a headset are 11.11% or 1 out of 9.

Since Jenny won a charity raffle, and her prize will be randomly selected from the 9 prizes shown below, and the prizes include 7 rings, 1 camera, and 1 headset, to find the odds against Jenny winning a headset, and find the odds in favor of Jenny winning a headset, the following calculations must be performed:

· 1 headset out of 9 total prizes

· 1/9 = headset

· 1/9 x 100 = 11.11%

· 100 - 11.11 = 88.89%

Therefore, the odds against Jenny winning a headset are 88.89% or 8 out of 9, and the odds in favor of Jenny winning a headset are 11.11% or 1 out of 9.

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