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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?