Question

The Probability of wining a particular game at the game place is 1/4. can you find the odds against wining the game. thank you

Answer 1

probability of wnning +loosing=1

Answer 2

3/4, or is there more to it?

Answer 3

yes but not much more

Answer 4

probability of winning is one fourth , so every four games you should win one and lose three
odd in favor are one to three
odds against are three to one

Answer 5

\[\text{odds against}=\frac{\text{Probability of losing}}{\text{Probability of Winning}}=\frac{\frac 3 4}{\frac 14}\]

Answer 6

to be fancy, odds in favor of event are \(\frac{P(A)}{1-P(A)}\)

Answer 7

what ash said, although it you think about it the way i wrote, without a formula
example: probability of winning is \(\frac{2}{5}\) then odds in favor are two to three and odds against are three to two