document.write( "Question 36963: Hi. I just asked this question, but forgot to add that the numbers on the spinners are as follows: spinner #1 - 8,3,4 and spinner #2 - 0,1,4 \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. Here is what she spins: The sum from the
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document.write( "first spin is 3, because 3 + 0=3, Michico wins. Michico says, \"I like this
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document.write( "game. I have a better chance to win than you do.\" Patricia says, \"No, I have a
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document.write( "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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Algebra.Com's Answer #22699 by checkley71(8403)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 8+0=8 EVEN \n" ); document.write( "8+1=9 ODD \n" ); document.write( "8+4=12 EVEN\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3+0=3 ODD \n" ); document.write( "3+1=4 EVEN \n" ); document.write( "3+4=7 ODD\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4+0=4 EVEN \n" ); document.write( "4+1=5 ODD \n" ); document.write( "4+4=8 EVEN\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "THEREFORE THE TOTAL OUTCOMES, ASSUNMING THE SPINNER IS AN HONEST SPINNER, IS \n" ); document.write( "9 AND THE WINNING COMBINATIONS FOR ODD SUMS IS 4/9 OR 44.4444% CHANCE OF WINNING &\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "THE EVEN SUMS ARE 5/9 OR 55.5555% OF WINNING.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "BET ON THE EVEN NUMBERS BECAUSE YOU HAVE 4 EVEN NUMBER & ONLY 2 ODD NUMBERS. \n" ); document.write( " |