The odds for encountering rain on a 500-mile car trip are 3 to 1. what is the probability of rain on this trip?

Mathematics

2 answers:

serious [3.7K]2 years ago

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Answer:

probability of rain = 0.25

Step-by-step explanation:

The odds for encountering rain on a 500-mile car trip are 3 to 1.

This means that out of any 4 instances of a 500 mile trip, it is expected to encounter rain 1 time. Expressing this in probability format:

Probability of rain = (number of occurance of rain)/(number of instances of 500 mile trip) = 1/4 = 0.25

Expressing it as a percentage, there is 25% chance of encountering rain on such a trip.

atroni [7]2 years ago

4 0

What is on this trip? We need further detail because if it's still 500 then it would still be 3 to 1

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