Suppose a woman is playing on a television game show in which she spins a large horizontal wheel and drops a sm ball onto the wheel. The wheel contains 47 equally sized sectors, 10 of which are green, 21 of which are red, 9 of which are yellow, and 7 of which are blue. The woman will qualify for the final round of the game if the ball lands in a red or blue sector when the wheel stops What is the probability that she will qualify for the final round of the game?

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I have a geometric probability question.

Suppose a woman is playing on a television game show in which she spins a large horizontal wheel and drops a small
ball onto the wheel. The wheel contains 47 equally sized sectors, 10 of which are green, 21 of which are red, 9 of
which are yellow, and 7 of which are blue.
The woman will qualify for the final round of the game if the ball lands in a red or blue sector when the wheel stops.
What is the probability that she will qualify for the final round of the game?
19/47
7/47
28/47
21/47
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose a woman is playing on a television game show in which she spins a large horizontal wheel and drops a small ball onto the wheel. The wheel contains 47 equally sized sectors, 10 of which are green, 21 of which are red, 9 of which are yellow, and 7 of which are blue. The woman will qualify for the final round of the game if the ball lands in a red or blue sector when the wheel stops. What is the probability that she will qualify for the final round of the game? 19/47 7/47 28/47 21/47
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