In roulette, a wheel with 38 numbers is spun. Of these 38 numbers, 18 are red, 18 are black and the other two numbers, which are neither black nor red, are 0 and 00. The probability that when the wheel is spun it lands on any particular number is 1/38. a) What is the probability that the wheel lands on a red number? b) What is the probability that the wheel lands on a black number twice in a row? c) What is the probability that the wheel lands on 0 or 00?

In roulette, a wheel with 38 numbers is spun. Of these 38 numbers, 18 are red, 18 are black and the other two numbers, which are neither black nor red, are 0 and 00. The probability that when the wheel is spun it lands on any particular number is 1/38. a) What is the probability that the wheel lands on a red number? b) What is the probability that the wheel lands on a black number twice in a row? c) What is the probability that the wheel lands on 0 or 00?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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