document.write( "Question 36962: Hi. How would I go about solving this?:\r
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document.write( "Michico and Patricia are going to play a spinner game. These are the rules:
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document.write( "a) When it is a player's turn, she spins both spinners.
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document.write( "b) Then she adds the two numbers that the arrows point to.
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document.write( "c) If the sum is odd, Michico wins, even if it was not her turn.
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document.write( "d) If the sum is even, Patricia wins, even if it was not her turn.\r
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document.write( "Patricia tries a test spin first. She spins:
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document.write( "The sum from the first spin is 3, because 3+0=3. Michico wins.
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document.write( "Michico says, \"I like this game. I have a better chance to win it than you do.\"
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document.write( "Patricia says, \"No, I have a better chance to win than you do.\"\r
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document.write( "Use mathematics to decide which girl is right.\r
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document.write( "Thanks for your help! \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #22697 by checkley71(8403)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! IF THE NUMBERS ON THE BOARD HAVE THE SAME NUMBER OF ODD & EVEN NUMBERS THEN THE ODDS ARE THE SAME FOR THE SUM OF THE TWO NUMBERS BEING ODD OR EVEN.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "0+0=0 EVEN \n" ); document.write( "0+1=1 ODD \n" ); document.write( "0+2=2 EVEN \n" ); document.write( "0+3=3 ODD \n" ); document.write( "0+4=4 EVEN \n" ); document.write( "- \n" ); document.write( "- \n" ); document.write( "- \n" ); document.write( "- \n" ); document.write( "1+0=1 ODD \n" ); document.write( "1+1=2 EVEN \n" ); document.write( "1+2=3 ODD \n" ); document.write( "1+3=4 EVEN\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2+0=2 EVEN \n" ); document.write( "2+1=3 ODD \n" ); document.write( "2=2=4 EVEN \n" ); document.write( "2+3=5 ODD\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |