Question

Of the 49 plays attributed to a​ playwright, 18 are​ comedies, 19 are​ tragedies, and 12 are histories. If one play is selected at​ random, find the odds against selecting a histories or a comedy

Answer 1

34:49

Explanation:

total = 49 plays

comedy + tragedies is 20 + 14 = 3

So the odds of picking a tragedy or comedy is 34:49