(a) The odds in favour of event A occurring are 1 : 4. What is the probability of A? Express your answer as a percentage. (b) The probability of an event B occurring is 75%. What are the odds in favour of event B? Write your answer in simplest form.

(a) The odds in favour of event A occurring are 1 : 4. What is the probability of A? Express your answer as a percentage. (b) The probability of an event B occurring is 75%. What are the odds in favour of event B? Write your answer in simplest form.

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(a) The odds in favour of event A
occurring are 1 : 4. What is the
probability of A? Express your
answer as a percentage.
(b) The probability of an event B
occurring is 75%. What are the odds
in favour of event B? Write your
answer in simplest form.

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