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There is a spinner with letters A-H
1.What is the probability of spinning a C?
2.What is the probability of spinning A or B?
3. What is the probability of spinning a vowel?
4. What is the probability of spinning a consonant?
5. What is the probability of spiining A,B, or C?

2007-03-26 05:36:45 · 1 answers · asked by jazmineb_2006 1 in Education & Reference Homework Help

1 answers

The spinner has a chance of landing on: A,B,C,D,E,F,G or H.

1) P(C)=1/8
2) P(A or B)=1/8+1/8=1/4
3) P(vowel: A or E)= 1/8+1/8=1/4
4) P(consonant: B,C,D,F,G,H)= 1/8+1/8+1/8+1/8+1/8+1/8=3/4
5) P(A,B or C)= 1/8+1/8+1/8= 3/8

This is assuming each letter has an equal probability of course.

2007-03-26 05:51:50 · answer #1 · answered by Mercutio 4 · 0 0

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