A spinner is divided into 6 equal sectors labeled with the letters A through F The spinner is spun 30 times.

How many times is it expected that a vowel will be spun?

Responses

approximately 5 times
approximately 5 times

approximately 6 times
approximately 6 times

approximately 10 times
approximately 10 times

approximately 15 times

1 answer

15 times

Explanation: There are 2 vowels out of the 6 choices (A and E). Therefore, the probability of spinning a vowel is 2/6 or 1/3. Multiplying this probability by the number of spins (30) gives us an expectation of 10 spins of a vowel.