document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1196909>Question 1196909</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In the game of roulette, a wheel consists of 38 slots numbered 0, 00, 1, 2, ..., 36.  The odd-numbered slots are red and the even-numbered slots are black.  The slots with 0 and 00 are green.  To play the game, a metal  ball is spun around the wheel and is allowed to fall into one of the numbered slots.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.  The probability that the metal ball lands on green or red is  .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.  The probability that the metal ball does not land on green is  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "To find the probability of x, P(x), count or compute the number of favorable outcomes and divide it by the total number of possible outcomes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. P(green or red) = (2+18)/38 = 20/38 = 10/19  or about 0.5263\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. P(not green) = (18+18)/38 = 36/38 = 18/19   or about 0.9474\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(not green) can also be found from 1 - P(green):  1 - (2/38) = 38/38 - 2/38 = 36/38, as above.   \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In a similar way, P(green or red) = 1 - P(black).  You can check it for yourself. \r<BR>\n" );
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