Question

A modified roulette wheel has 36 slots. One slot is​ 0, another is​ 00, and the others are numbered 1 through 34​, respectively. You are placing a bet that the outcome is an even number.​ (In roulette, 0 and 00 are neither odd nor​ even.) a. What is your probability of​ winning?

Answer 1

`P(win) = 0.4722`

Explanation:

Given

`n = 36` --- slots

`Even = 17` i.e. even numbers between 1 and 34 (inclusive)

Required

`P(win)`

The probabiity of winning is the number of even numbers divided by the total slot;

i.e.

`P(win) = (Even)/(n)`

So, we have:

`P(win) = (17)/(36)`

`P(win) = 0.4722`