The game of scrabble has 100 tiles. The diagram shows the number of tiles for each letter and the letters point value. One tile is drawn from scrabbles 100 tiles
If one tile is drawn from 100 tiles, find the odds in favor and the odds against selecting a letter worth 4 points.
According to the diagram, there are 2 tiles worth 4 points out of a total of 100 tiles.
The odds in favor of selecting a letter worth 4 points can be found by dividing the number of favorable outcomes (2) by the total number of outcomes (100 - as there are 100 tiles in total).
Odds in favor = favorable outcomes / total outcomes = 2/100 = 1/50
The odds against selecting a letter worth 4 points can be found by subtracting the odds in favor from 1.
Odds against = 1 - odds in favor = 1 - 1/50 = 49/50