A spinner with 6 equally sized slices is shown below. ( 3 slices are red,1 is yellow, and 2 are blue.) 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 or a whole number

A spinner with 6 equally sized slices is shown below. ( 3 slices are red,1 is yellow, and 2 are blue.) 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 or a whole number

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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