Roulette wheels in Monte Carlo have no double zero, so there are 37 numbers on a wheel.

Question

What is the probability of getting an even number on one spin of a roulette wheel in Monte Carlo? Express your answer as a fraction and as a percentage rounded to once decimal place. (Remember that 0 does not count as either odd or even.)

 

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percentage %

 

 

 

Answer 1

Hi Ivy,

 

There are 37 numbers.

 

If we remove 0 then we have 36 numbers.  Half of these are even

 

therefore, 18 are even and our chance of getting and even number is

 

18/37    as a fraction

 

48.65%  as a percent

 

Hope this helps