Question

The spinner is divided into 8 equal sections.

A spinner is split into 8 sections labeled blue, brown, green, red, purple, brown, green, yellow.

What is the probability of spinning G, green?
One-fourth
StartFraction 3 over 8 EndFraction
One-half
Three-fourths

Answer 1

To find the probability of spinning green on the spinner, we need to first determine how many sections are labeled green.

The spinner has the following labels: blue, brown, green, red, purple, brown, green, yellow.

From these labels, we can see that there are **2 sections** labeled green (the third and sixth sections).

Since the spinner is divided into a total of **8 sections**, the probability \( P \) of spinning green can be calculated using the formula:

\[
P(\text{green}) = \frac{\text{Number of green sections}}{\text{Total number of sections}} = \frac{2}{8}
\]

Simplifying \( \frac{2}{8} \) gives us:

\[
P(\text{green}) = \frac{1}{4}
\]

Therefore, the probability of spinning green is \(\frac{1}{4}\).

So the correct answer is **One-fourth**.