Consider a spinner with numbers 1–8 and a number cube with numbers 1–6. Let event A represent landing on a number greater than 3 on the spinner and event B represent rolling a number greater than 3 on the number cube. Find P(A∩B) . Enter your response as a fraction.(1 point)

1 answer

To find \( P(A \cap B) \), we first need to determine the probabilities of events \( A \) and \( B \).

Event A: Landing on a number greater than 3 on the spinner.
The spinner has numbers 1 through 8. The numbers greater than 3 are 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. This gives us:

  • Favorable outcomes for \( A \): 5 outcomes (4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
  • Total outcomes for the spinner: 8 outcomes

So, \[ P(A) = \frac{5}{8} \]

Event B: Rolling a number greater than 3 on the number cube.
The number cube has numbers 1 through 6. The numbers greater than 3 are 4, 5, and 6. This gives us:

  • Favorable outcomes for \( B \): 3 outcomes (4, 5, 6)
  • Total outcomes for the number cube: 6 outcomes

So, \[ P(B) = \frac{3}{6} = \frac{1}{2} \]

Since events \( A \) and \( B \) are independent (the outcome of the spinner does not affect the outcome of the number cube and vice versa), we can find \( P(A \cap B) \) using the rule for independent events:

\[ P(A \cap B) = P(A) \cdot P(B) \]

Substituting in the values we found:

\[ P(A \cap B) = \frac{5}{8} \cdot \frac{1}{2} = \frac{5}{16} \]

Thus, the probability \( P(A \cap B) \) is

\[ \boxed{\frac{5}{16}} \]