A jar of candy contains 110 white, 85 green, 90 blue, 70 yellow, 40 orange, 50 pink and 65 red pieces

What is the probability of drawing a red?

What are the odds in favor of drawing a red?

Explain how you could have obtained the answer for number 2 by only looking at the answer from number 1. (i. e. How are probability and odds related?)

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Maggie Bartlett

6 February, 08:44

A jar of candy contains 110 white, 85 green, 90 blue, 70 yellow, 40 orange, 50 pink and 65 red pieces

What is the probability of drawing a red?

What are the odds in favor of drawing a red?

Explain how you could have obtained the answer for number 2 by only looking at the answer from number 1. (i. e. How are probability and odds related?)

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Nathanael Frey · Answer 1

P (red) = 65/510 12.75% Odd (red) = 65/445 14.61% Odds is the yes/no so the numerator and denominator have to equal the total of the denominator of the probability.