SOLUTION: in planning a gambling booth for a charity festival, Antoine needs to know the odds of various combinations in order to decide on payouts that will be high enough that people want
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Question 926099: in planning a gambling booth for a charity festival, Antoine needs to know the odds of various combinations in order to decide on payouts that will be high enough that people want to play, but low enough that charity will make money. If the player rolls one die, find the odds:
(a)in favor of getting a 3
(b)in favor of getting a 6
(c)against getting an odd number
(d)against getting an even number
(e) in favor of getting a prime number
Please help me
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
in planning a gambling booth for a charity festival, Antoine needs to know the odds of various combinations in order to decide on payouts that will be high enough that people want to play, but low enough that charity will make money. If the player rolls one die, find the odds:
(a)in favor of getting a 3:: 1:5
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(b)in favor of getting a 6:: 1:5
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(c)against getting an odd number:: 3:3 or 1:1
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(d)against getting an even number:: 1:1
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(e) in favor of getting a prime number:: 1:1
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Please help me
Cheers,
Stan H.
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