Question

A certain spinner has equally sized slices. The probability of landing on a red slice is 5/8. What are the odds in favor of landing on a red slice?

Answer 1

5 : 3

Explanation:

The odds in favor are ...

P(red) : P(not red) = (5/8) : (1 -5/8) = (5/8) : (3/8) = 5 : 3

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Comment on the problem statement

"equally sized slices" and "probability of red is 5/8" seem contradictory. Possibly we're missing a description that says there are 8 slices, of which 5 are colored red?