Draw a spinner.
Circle the even numbers.
How many numbers out of the 5 possible are even?
Determine whether each event is impossible, unlikely, as likely as not, likely or certain. Then tell whether the probability is 0, close to 0, 1/2, close to 1, or 1.
Spinning a spinner that has 5 equal sections marked 1 through 5 and landing on an even number. I am a bit confused on this one.
The directions are find each probability. Write your answer in simplest form.
I am not sure on how to do this. Please help.
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The probability is 0 because there are only 5 sides.
Is this correct?
Is this correct?
Please read the problem and Ms Pi's answer again.
No.
The places the spinner could land are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 these are the five sections that would be on a circular spinner. Now the even numbers where it could land are the numbers 2 and 4. So there are TWO out of the FIVE sections that would give you an even number. 2 out of 5 is 2 divided by 5 x 100 or 40%
40% of the time you would spin the spinner and land on an even number.
So now what would your answer be?
The places the spinner could land are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 these are the five sections that would be on a circular spinner. Now the even numbers where it could land are the numbers 2 and 4. So there are TWO out of the FIVE sections that would give you an even number. 2 out of 5 is 2 divided by 5 x 100 or 40%
40% of the time you would spin the spinner and land on an even number.
So now what would your answer be?
Hello I just figured out 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 and that it is 2 out of 5.
I believe that the probability would be close to 0. If it were 50% then the probability would be 1/2 so my answer is close to 0.
The probability is 2 out of 5 or 2/5. That's not closest to 0.
2/5 = 4/10 = 40%
2/5 = 4/10 = 40%
Close to 1/2?
Yes, closest to 1/2.
Thank you Ms. Sue for helping me on this and making me understand this a bit better.
You are welcome Patrick.
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