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  • 06-04-2020
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If the odds against a person winning a tennis match are 7 to 5. Find the probability he will win.

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SaltySpark
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  • 06-04-2020

Answer:

7/12

Step-by-step explanation:

When someone saids the odds of winning are a:b, they mean out of a total of a+b, they win a times and lose b times. Thus the probability of winning is a/(a+b), or in this case, 7/(7+5)

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