Question

A spinner is divided into 8 equal sections, and each section contains a number from 1 to 8. What is the probability of the spinner landing on a number that is greater than 5?

A. 1/13
B. 1/8
C. 3/13
D. 3/8

Answer 1

Answer: Hello there!

we have here a spinner with 8 numbers, and the spinner has the same probability of landing in every number.

then each number has a probability of 1/8

now we want to see the probability of the spinner landing on a number that is greater than 5.

the possible numbers greater than 5 are 6, 7 and 8

So we have 3 options.

Then the probability of the given event, is the number of options that make the event true (3), divided b the total amount of options (8).

In this case you have p = 3/8

Then the right option is D.

Answer 2

D, 3/8 because there is 3 numbers greater than 5