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How do you find odds in favor and odds against?

Answer 1

Julia Adams

determine the number of winning outcomes and losing outcomes then divide each by the total number of outcomes.

If there are 4 chances of winning and 10 possible outcomes then the odds of winning are 4/10 or 2/4

If there are 5 chances of winning and 10 possible outcomes then the odd of losing are 5/10 = 1/2

It is possible that some outcomes are neutral and do not result in either winning or losing In this example 1/10

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Answer 2

Eli Assouline

To find odds in favor, divide the probability of the event occurring by the probability of the event not occurring. To find odds against, divide the probability of the event not occurring by the probability of the event occurring.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.