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

(1 point)
Responses

13
Start Fraction 1 over 3 End Fraction

16
Start Fraction 1 over 6 End Fraction

3
3

12
Start Fraction 1 over 2 End Fraction

1 answer

The probability of landing on an unshaded section in the sample space is 3 (the number of unshaded sections) out of 6 (the total number of sections), which simplifies to Start Fraction 1 over 2 End Fraction.