A spinner with10 equally sized slices has 2 red slices,4 blue slices, and 4 yellow slices. The dial is spun and stops on a slice at random. What is the probability that the dial stops on a red slice?

Question

A spinner with10 equally sized slices has 2 red slices,4  blue slices, and 4 yellow slices. The dial is spun and stops on a slice at random. What is the probability that the dial stops on a red slice?
Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

GPT 3.5 · Answer

There are a total of 10 equally sized slices on the spinner, and 2 of them are red. Therefore, the probability of stopping on a red slice is 2/10. This fraction can be simplified to 1/5.