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