alleryStart learning →Cardano defined odds as the ratio of which two quantities?
Afavourable to unfavourable outcomes
Btotal to favourable outcomes
Cfavourable to total outcomes
Dunfavourable to total outcomes
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. favourable to unfavourable outcomes
Odds compare favourable outcomes with unfavourable ones, unlike probability, which uses the total.
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