Question

1. Melanie is running for mayor of her town. she believes that the probability of her winning the election is 8/13. what is the probability of her losing the election?

13/8
8/13
1/13
5/13

2. Kurt believes that the probability of winning a golf tournament is 60%. what is the probability he will lose?

4%
40%
60%
96%

Answer 1

1 is 5/13 because with her 8 out of 13 win chance, still she'll have a 5 out of 13 lose chance
2 is 40% because his 60 out of a 100 chance still leaves a 40% chance of him losing

Answer 2

The probability that Melanie loses the election is 5/13 and the probability of Kurt losing the tournament is 40%.

If given the probability of something happening, the probability that it does not happen can be found by subtracting that probability from 1.

Probability of something not happening = 1 - Probability of it happening

If the probability of Melanie winning the election is 8/13, the probability of a loss is:

= 1 - 8/13

= (13 - 8) / 13

= 5 / 13

If the probability of Kurt winning the golf tournament is 60%, the probability of him losing is:

= 1 - 60%

= 100% - 6%

= 40%

In conclusion, the probability of Melanie and Kurt losing are 5/13 and 40% respectively.

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