The casino game, roulette, allows the gambler to bet on the probability of a ball, which spins in the roulette wheel, landing on a particular color, number, or range of numbers. The table used to place bets contains of 38 numbers, and each number is assigned to a color and a range. Compute the probability of winning the following types of bets: a. Betting on two lines that touch each other on the table as in 1-2-3-4-5-6 b. Betting on three numbers in a line, as in 1-2-3 c. Betting on one number d. Betting on four numbers that touch each other to form a square, as in 10-11-13-14
The casino game, roulette, allows the gambler to bet on the probability of a ball, which spins in the roulette wheel, landing on a particular color, number, or range of numbers. The table used to place bets contains of 38 numbers, and each number is assigned to a color and a range. Compute the probability of winning the following types of bets: a. Betting on two lines that touch each other on the table as in 1-2-3-4-5-6 b. Betting on three numbers in a line, as in 1-2-3 c. Betting on one number d. Betting on four numbers that touch each other to form a square, as in 10-11-13-14
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The casino game, roulette, allows the gambler to bet on the probability of a ball, which
spins in the roulette wheel, landing on a particular color, number, or range of numbers. The
table used to place bets contains of 38 numbers, and each number is assigned to a color and
a range.
Compute the probability of winning the following types of bets:
a. Betting on two lines that touch each other on the table as in 1-2-3-4-5-6
b. Betting on three numbers in a line, as in 1-2-3
c. Betting on one number
d. Betting on four numbers that touch each other to form a square, as in 10-11-13-14
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