Question

12. The probability a basketball player making a free-throw

is .84, what are the odds against making a free-throw?

Answer 1

The odds against making a free throw are: 0.1905 or 0.16:0.84

Explanation:

The odds can be categorized into two categories

• Odds-against
• Odds-in favour

The odds against is the ratio of probability of failure to probability of success.

Given

Probability of making a free throw = P = 0.84

Probability of not making a free throw = Q = 1-P = 1-0.84 = 0.16

The formula for odds-against is:

`Odds-against = (0.16)/(0.84)\\= 0.19047..\\=0.1905`

Hence,

The odds against making a free throw are: 0.1905 or 0.16:0.84