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The probability of spinning a 9 on Luke's game spinner is . The probability of rolling a 6 on a fair
die is Which shows the probability of spinning a 9 and then rolling a number that is NOT a 6?



Sagot :

Answer:

First, there are  

3

numbers (6, 7, 8) greater than  

5

on a spinner numbered  

1

-

8

(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8). Therefore, there is a:

3

8

probability of spinning a number greater than  

5

.

However, there is only a 50-50 or  

1

2

chance of tossing a tail on a coin.

Therefore the probability of spinning a number greater than  

5

AND tossing a tail is:

3

8

×

1

2

=

3

16

Or

3

in  

16

Or

18.75%

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