1ST 12 3RD 12 1-18 EVEN ODD 19-36 00 3 2 5 8 6 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 2 то 1 2 то 1 2 то 1

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Chapter1: Fundamental Concepts Of Algebra
Section1.4: Fractional Expressions
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In the American version of roulette, a ball is spun around a wheel and has an equal chance of landing in any one of 38 slots numbered 0, 00, 1, 36. Shown in the figure is a standard betting layout for roulette, where the color of the oval corresponds to the color of the slot on the wheel. Find the probability that the ball lands
(a) in a black slot
(b) in a black slot twice in succession

1ST 12
3RD 12
1-18
EVEN
ODD
19-36
00
3
2
5
8
6
10 11 12
13 14 15
16 17 18
19 20 21
22 23 24
25 26 27
28 29 30
31 32 33
34 35 36
2 то 1 2 то 1 2 то 1
Transcribed Image Text:1ST 12 3RD 12 1-18 EVEN ODD 19-36 00 3 2 5 8 6 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 2 то 1 2 то 1 2 то 1
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