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Question Number 43767 by peter frank last updated on 15/Sep/18
The chance of an event happening is the  square of the chance of a second event  but the odds against the first are the  cube of the odds against the second. The  chances of the events are
$$\mathrm{The}\:\mathrm{chance}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{an}\:\mathrm{event}\:\mathrm{happening}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{the} \\ $$$$\mathrm{square}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{chance}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{second}\:\mathrm{event} \\ $$$$\mathrm{but}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{odds}\:\mathrm{against}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{first}\:\mathrm{are}\:\mathrm{the} \\ $$$$\mathrm{cube}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{odds}\:\mathrm{against}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{second}.\:\mathrm{The} \\ $$$$\mathrm{chances}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{events}\:\mathrm{are} \\ $$

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