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a. Find the expected value for the $5 bet that the outcome is 0, 00, 1, 2, or 3.
b. Which bet is better: a $5 bet on the number 27 or a $5 bet that the outcome is any one of the numbers 0, 00, 1, 2, or 3? Why?
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