Answer
$\frac{1}{29}$
Work Step by Step
If the odds against event E are a to b, then the probability of the event is given by
P(E) =$\frac{b}{a+b}$
The odds against deep-vein thrombosis are 28 to 1.
P(E) = $\frac{1}{28+ 1}$ = $\frac{1}{29}$
Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0321867327
ISBN 13:
978-0-32186-732-2
Chapter 11 - Counting Methods and Probability Theory - 11.6 Events Involving Not and Or; Odds - Exercise Set 11.6 - Page 736: 92
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