5-38. 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