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A BETTER CHANCE OF WINNING


Each of the problems below describes two different games you can play with a random number


generator. In each case you will win if the random number generator gives you the indicated kind of


number. Find the theoretical probability that you win each game below. Decide and justify whether


Game lor Game ll in each part, (a) through (c) gives you a better chance of winning


Game !


Game II


a. Picking a prime number from the integers


between 1 and 20


a. Picking a prime number from the integers


between 21 and 40


b. Picking a multiple of 5 from the integers


between Land 20


b. Picking a multiple of 5 from the integers


between 1 and 40


c. Picking a multiple of 7 from the integers


between 1 and 40


c Picking a multiple of 6 from the integers


between 1 and 26