A Modified Roulette Wheel Has 36 Slots

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Question 1110357: An American roulette wheel has 38 slots: two slots are numbered 0 and 00, and the remainging slots are numbered from 1 to 36. Find the probability that the ball lands in an odd-numbered slot. Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, mathhelper. A modified roulette wheel has 32 slots. One slot is 0, another is 00, and the other are numbered 1 though 30, respectively. You are placing a bet that the outcome is an even number. (In roulette, 0 and 00 are neither odd nor even).

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Question 672336: A modified roulette wheel has 44 slots.One slot is 0, another is 00, the others are numbered 1 trough 42 respectively.You are placing a bet that an outcome is an odd number (neither 0 or 00 are even or odd).
a. What is your probability of winning?
b. What are the actual odds against winning?
c. The payoff odds are 1:1. How much profit do you make if you bet $14 and win?
d. How much profit should you make on a $14 bet if the payoff odds are the same as the actual odds against winning?

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
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A modified roulette wheel has 44 slots.One slot is 0, another is 00, the others are numbered 1 trough 42 respectively.You are placing a bet that an outcome is an odd number (neither 0 or 00 are even or odd).
a. What is your probability of winning?
P(win) = 21/44 = 0.48
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b. What are the actual odds against winning?
odds against = # of ways to lose: # of ways to win = 23:21
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c. The payoff odds are 1:1. How much profit do you make if you bet $14 and win?
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d. How much profit should you make on a $14 bet if the payoff odds are the same as the actual odds against winning?
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Comment: I'm not up on gambling odds and their payoff.
Cheers,
Stan H.


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