An American roulette wheel has 38 slots: two slots are numbered 0 and 00, and the remaining slots are numbered from 1 to 36. What are the odds for the ball landing in an even-numbered slot? ?  to ? What are the odds aganst the ball landing in an even-numbered slot?       ?  to ? Simplify your answers.

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An American roulette wheel has 38 slots: two slots are numbered 0 and 00, and the remaining slots are numbered from 1 to 36.

    What are the odds for the ball landing in an even-numbered slot?
      ?  to ?
    What are the odds aganst the ball landing in an even-numbered slot?
            ?  to ?

Simplify your answers.

 

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