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    May 10, 2009, 02:56 PM
    Probability Statistics
    Suppose the odds in favour of good weather tomorrow are 3:2
    a)What are the odds against good weather tomorrow?
    b) What is the probability of good weather tomorrow?

    Can you please explain how you got the answer thank you
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    May 10, 2009, 03:19 PM

    All the information you need is found here.

    Odds - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    The probability in favor is

    p is the probability of the event, so solve the above for p.

    The probabilities of all possible events add up to 1.

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