If the probability that an identified hurricane will make a

If the probability that an identified hurricane will make a direct hit on a certain stretch of beach is 0.04,what are the odds against a direct hit?

Reduce your final answer so that it contains only whole numbers. Type your answer using a colon “:” with NO spaces. For example: 7:3

Solution

Provability of hitting is .04
Provability of not hitting is 1-.04= .96
Odds against hittins is ratio of p(not hitting) to p( hitting)
=.96/.04
=24:1