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Yes, I'm sure the question means to use the word *probability* every time it says 'odds'. Probability and odds are different things; any source that uses these words interchangeably is making a fundamental mathematical mistake. If you take the question literally, and assume they truly mean 'odds', the correct answer is 3/7, which is not among the answer choices; they clearly mean to use 'probability', in which case the answer is, as pointed out above, 4/9. Where is this question from?

Real GMAT questions always ask about probabilities and not about odds, and you do not need to know what 'odds' are for the test.
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For each 6-month period during a light bulb's life span, the odds of it not burning out from over-use are half what they were in the previous 6-month period. If the odds of a light bulb burning out during the first 6-month period following its purchase are , what are the odds of it burning out during the period from 6 months to 1 year following its purchase?

A. 5/27
B. 2/9
C. 1/3
D. 4/9
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I think there is something missing

If the odds of a light bulb burning out during the first 6-month period following its purchase are ____



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