Question

Of the 52 plays attributed to a​ playwright, 19 are​ comedies, 10 are​ tragedies, and 14 are histories. If one play is selected at​ random, find the odds against selecting a tragedy

Answer 1

The answer is 3/5, or 60%

11 (comedies) + 19 (tragedies) = 30

30/50 = 3/5, or 60%