The odds in favor of Carl beating his friend in a round of golf are 7 : 4. Find the probability that Carl will lose.

would the answer be 7/11?

It's not. That's what I originally thought

To find the probability that Carl will lose, we can use the odds in favor of Carl winning.

The odds in favor of Carl winning are given as 7:4. This means that out of every 11 rounds of golf played, Carl will win 7 and lose 4.

To find the probability of Carl losing, we can calculate the ratio of the number of rounds Carl is expected to lose to the total number of rounds played. In this case, he is expected to lose 4 out of 11 rounds.

Therefore, the probability that Carl will lose is 4/11, not 7/11 as you mentioned.

It might be 4:7

The odds are

7:4 beat
4:7 lose, so 4/11 probability