Roulette with 44 slots. One with 0 another with 00 and umbers 1 to 42. You are placing a bet that the outcome is an even number. What is the probability of winning? What are the actual odds against winning?

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Roulette with 44 slots. One with 0 another with 00 and umbers 1 to 42. You are placing a bet that the outcome is an even number. What is the probability of winning? What are the actual odds against winning?

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Total number of even numbers in 1 to 42 is = 422=21

0 and 00 are neither even nor odd. 

 

So the number of outcomes for winning = 21

And the total number of outcomes= 44

So the probability of winning is =p= 2144

 

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