72 percent as a probability
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What is 72% chance as a 1 in X probability?
Answer
A 72% chance is
≈ 1 in 1.39
= 18 in 25
On average about once per 1.39 tries — not a guarantee: tries are independent. As odds it is 18 to 7 (18 for, 7 against).
| chance | tries | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | by try 1 | |
| 90% | by try 2 | |
| 95% | by try 3 | |
| 99% | by try 4 |
72% = 72 ÷ 100 = 0.72; X = 1 ÷ 0.72 ≈ 1.39
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Percent to Probability Conversion Table
| Percent | Probability |
|---|---|
| 57% | ≈ 1 in 1.75 |
| 58% | ≈ 1 in 1.72 |
| 59% | ≈ 1 in 1.69 |
| 60% | ≈ 1 in 1.67 |
| 61% | ≈ 1 in 1.64 |
| 62% | ≈ 1 in 1.61 |
| 63% | ≈ 1 in 1.59 |
| 64% | ≈ 1 in 1.56 |
| 65% | ≈ 1 in 1.54 |
| 66% | ≈ 1 in 1.52 |
| 67% | ≈ 1 in 1.49 |
| 68% | ≈ 1 in 1.47 |
| 69% | ≈ 1 in 1.45 |
| 70% | ≈ 1 in 1.43 |
| 71% | ≈ 1 in 1.41 |
| 72% | ≈ 1 in 1.39 |
| 73% | ≈ 1 in 1.37 |
| 74% | ≈ 1 in 1.35 |
| 75% | ≈ 1 in 1.33 |
| 76% | ≈ 1 in 1.32 |
| 77% | ≈ 1 in 1.3 |
| 78% | ≈ 1 in 1.28 |
| 79% | ≈ 1 in 1.27 |
| 80% | 1 in 1.25 |
| 81% | ≈ 1 in 1.23 |
| 82% | ≈ 1 in 1.22 |
| 83% | ≈ 1 in 1.2 |
| 84% | ≈ 1 in 1.19 |
| 85% | ≈ 1 in 1.18 |
| 86% | ≈ 1 in 1.16 |