Unit 2 - Activity 4 – Odds 2 Worksheet

1. In each of the following events, find the odds in favour of

(a) Drawing a 7 from a deck of cards.
(b) Rolling a 7 with a pair of dice
(c) Following the correct road if three choices are available and the selection is random
(d) Arriving at a traffic light while it indicates green if it remains green for 35 seconds
out of each minute
(e) Picking a red ball from a bowl containing 7 white and 14 red balls if one is randomly
selected.

2. A letter is chosen at random from the word “grandiose.” What are the odds that the
letter selected is a vowel? A consonant? The letter g?

3. In a raffle 200 tickets are sold and 15 prizes are awarded. What are the odds that a
particular ticket wins?

4. For each of the following probabilities, find the odds in favour of event A.
1 3 9
(a) P ( A )= (b) P ( A )= (c) P ( A )= (d) P ( A )=0.7
3 50 10

5. For each of the following probabilities, find the odds against A.

3 25
(a) P ( A )= (b) P ( A )= (c) P ( A )=0.3
4 31

6. Find the probability of A given the odds in favour of A in each of the following.
(a) 6 to 1 (b) 5 to 3 (c) 7 to 6