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of the 45 plays attributed to a playwright, 17 are comedies, 10 are tragedies, a

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Question

of the 45 plays attributed to a playwright, 17 are comedies, 10 are tragedies, and 18 are histories. if one play is selected at random, find the odds against selecting a tragedy or a history of the 45 plays attributed to a playwright, 17 are comedies, 10 are tragedies, and 18 are histories. if one play is selected at random, find the odds against selecting a tragedy or a history of the 45 plays attributed to a playwright, 17 are comedies, 10 are tragedies, and 18 are histories. if one play is selected at random, find the odds against selecting a tragedy or a history

Explanation / Answer

Number of plays = 45

Comedies = 17

Tragedies = 10

Histories = 18

Number of plays either tragedy or a history = 10 + 18 = 28

Odds against = Number of failures/ Number of success = (45 -28)/ 28 = 17/28

so odds against selecting a tragedy or history is 17: 28