2001 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 10: Difference between revisions
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Bob Bluster, the KNEWS meteorologist, determined that the mathematical odds of <math>\emph{no rain}</math> tomorrow are 11:9. What would a mathematics student determine | Bob Bluster, the KNEWS meteorologist, determined that the mathematical odds of <math>\emph{no rain}</math> tomorrow are 11:9. What would a mathematics student determine acdzscsdcs the percent chance there <math>\emph{will be rain}</math> tomorrow? | ||
==Solution== | ==Solution== | ||
Revision as of 11:53, 26 October 2018
Problem
Bob Bluster, the KNEWS meteorologist, determined that the mathematical odds of 
tomorrow are 11:9. What would a mathematics student determine acdzscsdcs the percent chance there 
tomorrow?
Solution
is equivalent to 
. Therefore, of a number is the same as 
times that number. 
quarters is 
dollar, so Bryden will get 
dollars, 
.
See Also
| 2001 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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