Question
What is the probability of spinning a number less than 3?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To determine the probability of spinning a number less than 3 on a standard spinner, we first need to know the possible outcomes on the spinner.
Assuming a standard spinner that is divided into equal sections numbered 1 to 6, the possible outcomes are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. There are a total of 6 outcomes.
The numbers less than 3 from this set are 1 and 2. Thus, there are 2 favorable outcomes.
The probability \( P \) of an event is calculated using the formula:
\[
P(\text{event}) = \frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of possible outcomes}}
\]
So, in this case:
\[
P(\text{spinning a number less than 3}) = \frac{2}{6} = \frac{1}{3}
\]
Therefore, the probability of spinning a number less than 3 is \( \frac{1}{3} \).
Assuming a standard spinner that is divided into equal sections numbered 1 to 6, the possible outcomes are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. There are a total of 6 outcomes.
The numbers less than 3 from this set are 1 and 2. Thus, there are 2 favorable outcomes.
The probability \( P \) of an event is calculated using the formula:
\[
P(\text{event}) = \frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of possible outcomes}}
\]
So, in this case:
\[
P(\text{spinning a number less than 3}) = \frac{2}{6} = \frac{1}{3}
\]
Therefore, the probability of spinning a number less than 3 is \( \frac{1}{3} \).