SOLUTION: In American roulette the wheel has 38 numbers, 00, 0, 1, 2, …, 34, 35, and 36, marked on equally spaced slots. If a player bets $1 on a number and wins, then the player keeps th

Question 1148611: In American roulette the wheel has 38 numbers, 00, 0, 1, 2, …, 34, 35, and 36, marked on equally
spaced slots. If a player bets $1 on a number and wins, then the player keeps the dollar and receives
an additional $35. Otherwise the dollar is lost. What is the expected value of playing one game of
roulette?

Answer by ikleyn(52794) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The probability to win is  .


The probability to loss is  .


Hence, the expected value of playing one game is


     -  =  -  = - = -  of a dollar.    ANSWER

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