The probability of drawing a heart from a deck of cards is 1/4.
what are the odds in favor of drawing a heart from an ordinary deck of cards?

Question

The probability of drawing a heart from a deck of cards is 1/4.
 what are the odds in favor of drawing a heart from an ordinary deck of cards?

kropot72 · Answer

The odds are the ratio of the probability of an event occurring to that of its not occurring.
The probability of drawing a heart from a deck of cards is 1/4.
The probability of not drawing a heart from a deck of cards is 3/4.
Can you now find the odds in favor of drawing a heart from an ordinary deck of cards?

anonymous · Answer

4?

anonymous · Answer

hello

kropot72 · Answer

Not really. If a is the probability of an event occurring and b is the probability of its not occurring, the odds in favor of the event occurring is expressed as:
a : b