A circular spinner is divided into 12 sectors of equal

William Boggs

William Boggs

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2022-01-17

A circular spinner is divided into 12 sectors of equal area: 5 red sectors, 4 blue, 2 yellow, and 1 green. In Problems 7–14, consider the experiment of spinning the spinner once. Find the probability that the spinner lands on: yellow or green?

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usumbiix

usumbiix

Beginner2022-01-17Added 33 answers

Step 1 
Introduction: 
The spinner has 12 equal-sized sectors, so when it is spun once, there is an equal chance that it will land on any of the 12 sectors. As a result, there is a 1/12 chance of landing on any of the sectors.
Step 2 
Solution: 
Since there are 5 out of 12 red sectors, the probability that the spinner lands on a red sector is 5/12. 
Since there are 4 out of 12 blue sectors, the probability that the spinner lands on a blue sector is 4/12. 
Since there are 2 out of 12 yellow sectors, the probability that the spinner lands on a yellow sector is 2/12. 
Since there are 1 out of 12 green sectors, the probability that the spinner lands on a green sector is 1/12. 
Next, the event that the spinner lands on a yellow sector, and the event that the spinner lands on a green sector are mutually exclusive, so that the intersection of these two events is a null set, with probability 0. 
Hence, the probability of the event that the spinner lands on a yellow or green sector is the sum of the probability of the event that the spinner lands on a yellow sector, and the probability of the event that the spinner lands on a green sector. 
The probability of the event that the spinner lands on a yellow or green sector is: 
2/12+1/12 
=3/12 
=1/4 
=0.25 
Therefore, the probability that the spinner lands on yellow or green is 1/4 or 0.25.

Navreaiw

Navreaiw

Beginner2022-01-18Added 34 answers

It is given that A circular spinner is divided into 12 sectors of equal area. 5 red, 4blue, 2 yellow, 1 green.
The total number of sectors = 12.
The probability that the spinner lands on yellow or green is
=212+112
=312
=14
=0.25

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