Question

You spin a spinner with equal-sized sections, as shown. Determine the probability.



A spinner is divided into 5 equals sections. 2 of the sections are gray, 2 of the sections are blue, and 1 of the sections are white.



PPP(landing on gray)

Answer 1

To determine the probability of landing on gray when spinning the spinner, you can use the formula for probability, which is:

\[
P(\text{Event}) = \frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}}
\]

In this case:

- The total number of sections on the spinner is 5.
- The number of gray sections (favorable outcomes) is 2.

Therefore, the probability of landing on gray is calculated as follows:

\[
P(\text{landing on gray}) = \frac{\text{Number of gray sections}}{\text{Total number of sections}} = \frac{2}{5}
\]

So, the probability of landing on gray is \( \frac{2}{5} \).