Timeline for How to explain the difference between the fraction a / b and the ratio a : b?
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| Apr 24, 2022 at 18:33 | comment | added | Acccumulation | @GeraldEdgar No, if the odds are 1:2 against you, then you have a 2/3 probability of winning. | |
| Jan 24, 2015 at 18:34 | comment | added | Lucas Virgili | hence the "misconception" in saying it. | |
| Jan 24, 2015 at 18:27 | comment | added | Abdallah Abusharekh | Thank you. But if we have 1 red and 2 blue the fraction will equal 1/3 not 1/2 ! | |
| Jan 24, 2015 at 17:12 | comment | added | Gerald Edgar | Same thing comes up with odds and probability. If the odds are 1 to 2 against you, then the probability of winning is 1/3. | |
| Jan 24, 2015 at 13:08 | history | answered | Karl | CC BY-SA 3.0 |