The actor Sean Connery once bet on the number 17 three times in succession in a roulette game in the St. Vincent casino. All three times
the number 17 came up and Mr. Connery won $20,000.
11. Are the events that the number 17 comes up each of the
three times independent or dependent? independent
The wheel had 37 compartments, numbered 0 to 1 through 36. What is
the probability that the number 17 would come up
12. on a single spin?
13. on two successive spins?
14. on three successive spins?