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You place a bet on the number 21 in roulette. the probability of winning is 1 38 , and the company hosting the casino night for a city fundraiser gives the payoff odds as 35:1. what are the odds that the
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You place a bet on the number 21 in roulette. the probability of winning is 1 38 , and the company hosting the casino night for a city fundraiser gives the payoff odds as 35:1. what are the odds that the ball will land on the number 21?

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Answer:

1:37

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User Nkharche
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1 in 38.
Nothing much to say about this problem. There are 38 spaces on the roulette wheel and an every space on a fair wheel has an equal probability of being selected. So you would expect 1/38 = 0.026315789 = 2.6315789% of the time for the number 21 to show up.
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