Mathematics For Elementary Teachers With Activities
Mathematics For Elementary Teachers With Activities
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ISBN: 9780134423401
Author: Sybilla Beckmann
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 16.1, Problem 2P

a. Draw a spinner such that the probability of landing on red is 1 3 , the probability of landing on green is 1 4 , and the only other color that the spinner could land on is yellow.

b. For your spinner in part (a), what is the probability of landing on yellow? Explain.
c. Now draw a different spinner that has the same probabilities as in part (a). Explain briefly.

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