Question

The probability of drawing a green marble from a marble bag is 40%. What are the odds in favor of drawing a green marble?

A. 5:2
B. 3:2
C. 2:3
D. 2:5

Answer 1

Option: C is the correct answer:

C. 2:3

Explanation:

The odds in favor of an outcome is the ratio of number of ways the outcome could occur to the number of ways it could not occur.

Here we are asked to find the odds in favor of drawing a green marble.

Hence, it is the ratio of the number of ways the green marble will come up to the number of ways it could not come up.

The probability of drawing a green marble from a marble bag is 40%.

This means that the probability of not drawing a green marble from the bag is: 60%

( since, 100-40=60)

Hence, the odds in favor is: 40:60

i.e.

4:6=2:3