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Of the 47 plays attributed to a playwright, 13 are comedies, 18 are tragedies, and 16 are histories. If one play is selected at random, nd the odds in favor of selecting a tragedy or a comedy. The odds in favor are (Simplify your answer.) b. What are the odds against a child in a oneparent household having a parent who is a college graduate? Recall if HE) is the probability of an event E occurring, then the odds against E are found by taking the probability that E will not occur and dividing by the probability that E will occur. P(not E) That is, odds against E = P(E) The shaded regions in the circle graphs, shown to the right, show the percentage of children in Percentage of U.S. Children the United States whose parents are college graduates in one-parent and two-parent households. Whose Parents Are College Graduates Use the information shown to solve parts a. and b. G G In One-Parent In Two-Parent Households Households a. What are the odds in favor of a child in a two-parent household having a parent who is a college graduate? The odds in favor of a child in a two-parent household having a parent who is a college graduate are EH1. (Simplify your answer.) It is equally probable that the pointer on the spinner shown will land on any one of the eight regions. numbered 1 through 8. If the pointer lands on a borderline, spin again. Find the probability that the pointer will stop on an odd number or a number greater than 6. The probability is El. (Type an integer or a fraction. Simplify your answer.) The table shows the distribution, by age, of a random sample of 2690 moviegoers ages 12-74. If one moviegoer is randomly Age Distribution of Moviegoers selected from this population, find the probability, expressed as a simplified fraction, that the moviegoer is not in the 65-74 age Ages Number range. 12-24 520 25-44 760 45-64 930 65-74 480 . . . The probability is (Type an integer or a simplified fraction.)The mathematics department of a college has 8 male professors, 10 female professors, 7 male teaching assistants, and 13 female teaching assistants. If a person is selected at random from the group, find the probability that the selected person is a teaching assistant or a female. The probability is . (Type an integer or a fraction. Simplify your answer.) One card is randomly selected from a deck of cards. Find the odds against drawing a spade greater than 3 and less than 9. E> The odds against drawing a spade greater than 3 and less than 9 are l:H:|. (Simplify your answer.)