of 53 plays attributed to a playwright, 16 are comedies, 18 are tragedies, and 19 are histories. if one play is selected at random, find the odds against selecting a tragedy.
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18/53 = 33.9 %
the prob of selecting a tragedy = 18/53
prob of not section a tragedy = 35/53
odds against selecting a tragedy
= (35/53 / (18/53+
= 35 : 18
prob of not section a tragedy = 35/53
odds against selecting a tragedy
= (35/53 / (18/53+
= 35 : 18
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