SOLUTION: Roulette wheel.The game of roulette involves spinning a wheel with 38 slots: 18 red, 18 black,and 2 green. A ball is spun onto the wheel and will eventually land in a slot, where
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Question 1164902: Roulette wheel.The game of roulette involves spinning a wheel with 38 slots: 18 red, 18 black,and 2 green. A ball is spun onto the wheel and will eventually land in a slot, where each slot hasan equal chance of capturing the ball.(a) You watch a roulette wheel spin 3 consecutive times andthe ball lands on a red slot each time. What is theprobability that the ball will land on a red slot on thenext spin?(b) You watch a roulette wheel spin 300 consecutive timesand the ball lands on a red slot each time. What is theprobability that the ball will land on a red slot on thenext spin?(c) Are you equally confident of your answers to parts (a)and (b)? Why or why not?
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The probability that the ball lands on red on any given spin is independent of the result(s) of any previous spins.
The probability of any spin landing on red is 18/38 = 9/19.
ANSWERS:
(a) 9/19
(b) 9/19
(c) yes; explained above
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