A modified roulette wheel has 32 slota. ONE Slot is 0, another is 00, and the otheres are numbered 1 through 30, respectively. You are placing a bet that the outcome is an even number.  What is the probability of winning?

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A modified roulette wheel has 32 slota. ONE Slot is 0, another is 00, and the otheres are numbered 1 through 30, respectively. You are placing a bet that the outcome is an even number.  What is the probability of winning?

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 0 and 00 are neither odd nor even.

In 1 through 30, there are 15 even numbers.

So number of chances to win = 15 

And total number of slots= 32

 

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