There are a total of 15 marbles in a hat, some are red and some are green. The probability that you draw a green marble is 0.8, what are the ODDS against drawing a green marble?

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Jiechao Wang asked Sep 16, 2023

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There are a total of 15 marbles in a hat, some are red and some are green. The probability that you draw a green marble is 0.8, what are the ODDS against drawing a green marble?

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0.2 or 20%

Explanation:

The odds that you are going to draw a green marble is 80%, so therefore, the remaining percentage should be 20%.

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Eniola answered Sep 20, 2023

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