Question

Kelly spun a spinner, which is pictured below, 40 times.She recorded her results in the table provided. What isthe theoretical probability of the spinner landing onthe yellow section?ColorNumber ofSpins6GreenBlueYellowOrange91411

Answer 1

We can see that there are 6 sections and three of them are yellow. So, the theoretical probability of the spinner landing on the yellow section is:

3 ( yellow sections)/ 6 (Total number of sections)

3/6 = 1/2 (Simplifying)

The answer is 1/2.