If you have a spinner with six spaces each with a letter P,U,I,O,E,N and you spin the spinner twice what is the P(vowel, then P)?
A.1/3
B.1/9
C.5/6
D.5/12
Is the answer D?
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The answer is B.
Explanation:
First time: 3/6 Which is 1/2 to land on a vowel.
Second time, 1/6 to land on P
(1/6) (1/2)
First time: 3/6 Which is 1/2 to land on a vowel.
Second time, 1/6 to land on P
(1/6) (1/2)
Yes it's B. This is another example of conditional probability.
Note that there are four vowels here: U, I, O, E. And there are six letters total. So,
P(vowel) = 4/6
Then you spin again. The probability of getting a P:
P(P) = 1/6
Thus,
P(vowel, then P) = 4/6 * 1/6 = 4/36 = 1/9
hope this helps~ `u`
Note that there are four vowels here: U, I, O, E. And there are six letters total. So,
P(vowel) = 4/6
Then you spin again. The probability of getting a P:
P(P) = 1/6
Thus,
P(vowel, then P) = 4/6 * 1/6 = 4/36 = 1/9
hope this helps~ `u`
Thanks Jai for correcting me. I obviously read that too fast. Yes. All seems correct.
Thank you both for the help.