Hallie is trying to win the grand prize on a game show. Should she try her luck by spinning a wheel with 6 equal sections labeled from 1 to 6 and hope she gets a 5, or should she roll two number cubes and hope she gets the same number on both cubes? .

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Hallie should roll two number cubes and hope to get the same number on both cubes.

The probability of getting a 5 on the wheel is 1/6 or approximately 16.67%.

The probability of getting the same number on both number cubes is 1/6 (the probability of getting any specific number on one cube) multiplied by 1/6 (the probability of getting the same number on the second cube). This equals 1/36 or approximately 2.78%.

Therefore, Hallie has a higher probability of winning the grand prize by rolling two number cubes and hoping to get the same number on both cubes.