SOLUTION: A standard roulette wheel contains the numbers 1-36, and two spaces marked 0 and 00. Half of the numbers are labeled black, and half of the numbers are labeled red. The numbers
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Question 1082725: A standard roulette wheel contains the numbers 1-36, and two spaces marked 0 and 00. Half of the numbers are labeled black, and half of the numbers are labeled red. The numbers 0 and 00 are labeled green. Half of the red and black slots have even numbers, the other half odd numbers. When the wheel is spun, a ball rolls along the outer edge of the wheel until it falls into one of the numbered slots. What is the probability that the ball lands on a number 1-8 inclusive or a number 11-25 inclusive?
A) 19/36
B) 22/38
C) 1/13
D) 23/36
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1-8 inclusive:8
11-25:15 Inclusive is 11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25=15 and 1-8 inclusive is 8
23/38
The closest answer is 22/38
B
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