TYG 2 2. New Concept: Odds In gambling, the chances of winning are often written in terms of odds rather than probabilities. The odds of winning is the ratio of the number of successful outcomes to the number of unsuccessful outcomes. The odds of losing is the ratio of the number of unsuccessful outcomes to the number of successful outcomes. For example, if the number of successful outcomes is 2 and the number of unsuccessful outcomes is 3, the odds of winning are 2:3 (read "2 to 3"). a. A card is picked at random from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. Find the odds that it is a Jack. b. A card is picked at random from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. Find the odds that it is a spade. C. A card is picked at random from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. Find the odds that it is a face card (i.e. Jack, Queen, or King). d. A card is picked at random from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. Find the odds that it is not less than 6.

TYG 2 2. New Concept: Odds In gambling, the chances of winning are often written in terms of odds rather than probabilities. The odds of winning is the ratio of the number of successful outcomes to the number of unsuccessful outcomes. The odds of losing is the ratio of the number of unsuccessful outcomes to the number of successful outcomes. For example, if the number of successful outcomes is 2 and the number of unsuccessful outcomes is 3, the odds of winning are 2:3 (read "2 to 3"). a. A card is picked at random from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. Find the odds that it is a Jack. b. A card is picked at random from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. Find the odds that it is a spade. C. A card is picked at random from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. Find the odds that it is a face card (i.e. Jack, Queen, or King). d. A card is picked at random from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. Find the odds that it is not less than 6.

College Algebra

7th Edition

ISBN:9781305115545

Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Publisher:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Chapter9: Counting And Probability

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 14T: An unbalanced coin is weighted so that the probability of heads is 0.55. The coin is tossed ten...

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