A spinner labeled with the letters of the word HONEST is to be spun once. Described the probability of landing on an unshaded section in the sample space.

Question

A spinner labeled with the letters of the word HONEST is to be spun once. Described the probability of landing on an unshaded section in the sample space.
A. 1/6
B. 1/2
C. 1/3
D. 3

GPT 3.5 · Answer

C. 1/3

There are 6 letters in the word HONEST, and 2 of them are shaded (O and N). Therefore, there are 4 unshaded sections out of a total of 6 sections, giving a probability of 4/6 or 1/3 of landing on an unshaded section in the sample space.