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Imagine you start by choosing a black card and then choose two red cards:

Your amount Your bet You chose Result
£128 £64 black - £64
£64 £32 red + £32
£96 £48 red + £48


Keep a record of the outcome from laying down the cards in different orders.
What do you notice?

How is your total amount of money affected by a win?
How is it affected by a loss?