Question

Tong has a spinner with 5 equal sections labeled 1 through 5. What is the probability of spinning a number that is not 2?

Answer 1

c) 4/5

Explanation:

To calculate the probability of spinning a number that is not 2, we need to determine the favorable outcomes and the total possible outcomes.

In this case, the favorable outcomes are spinning any number except 2. There are four numbers that meet this condition: 1, 3, 4, and 5.

The total possible outcomes are the numbers on the spinner, which is 5 in this case.

Therefore, the probability of spinning a number that is not 2 is given by:

Probability = (Number of favorable outcomes) / (Total number of possible outcomes)

Probability = 4 / 5

Simplifying, we get:

Probability = 0.8 or 80%

So, the probability of spinning a number that is not 2 is 80% or 4 / 5.