Here are the two for comparison;For 3 to 1 odds of winning;Probability of winning:0.25, or;Chance of winning:25%---------------------For 9 to 1 odds of winning;Probability of winning:0.1, or;Chance of winning:10%
It means there is a chance of being right 2 times out of three. 2:1 odds means 1 chance of 3 to be right; 1:1 odds means an even chance; 1:2 (0.5)odds is 2 of 3; 1:9 is 9 chances of being right out of 10 etc.
For every unit you bet you will win 20 units, always assuming you do indeed win!
(6/10) / (1/5) = (6/10) * (5/1) = 30/10 = 3(6/10) / (1/5) = (6/10) * (5/1) = 30/10 = 3(6/10) / (1/5) = (6/10) * (5/1) = 30/10 = 3(6/10) / (1/5) = (6/10) * (5/1) = 30/10 = 3
When we raise a number to a negative exponent, it is the same as taking the reciprocal of the number raised to the positive exponent. So, 10 to the power of -1 is the same as 1 divided by 10 to the power of 1. Since 10 to the power of 1 is 10, the reciprocal of 10 is 1 divided by 10, which equals 0.1 or 1/10.
1 in 10
Not particularly.
1 and 10
11
Betting 20 on 20 to 2 odds, you will get a return of 200. The odds of 20 to 2 are equal to 10 to 1. For every 1 bet, you will get a return of 10. Bet 20, get a return of 20 x 10 or 200. Having the odds of 20 to 2 is very unusual because all legal betting venues would have changed such odds to read 10 to 1.
The odds against drawing a 10 out of a 52 card deck are 12:1.
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Not very good:For 50 to 1 odds of winning;Probability of winning:0.019608, or;Chance of winning:1.96%
Odds of 2-1 mean that person offering the odds is moderately confident that the event in question will happen. If they offer 2-1, and you bet £/$ 10, if the event happens you would win £/$ 20 and the £/$ 10 that you bet on the event. So in total you would get £/$ 30 back.
Here are the two for comparison;For 3 to 1 odds of winning;Probability of winning:0.25, or;Chance of winning:25%---------------------For 9 to 1 odds of winning;Probability of winning:0.1, or;Chance of winning:10%
It means there is a chance of being right 2 times out of three. 2:1 odds means 1 chance of 3 to be right; 1:1 odds means an even chance; 1:2 (0.5)odds is 2 of 3; 1:9 is 9 chances of being right out of 10 etc.