Question

A spinner has 6 equal sections. After spinning the spinner 24 times, the following frequencies are recorded in the time table.

In simplest form, what is the experimental probability that the spinner lands on orange?

A. 1/12
B. 1/6
C. 1/4
D. 1/3

Answer 1

The experimental probability is what happened based off of real trials, so it would be 1/3 or in this case D.

Answer 2

Experimental probability is the probability that something happens according to the actual results of an experiment. The spinner has an expected probability of 1/6 because it's divided into 6 equal parts, but that doesn't mean it'll land on each part 1/6 of the time!

The spinner was spun 24 times in the experiment. Out of the 24 times, it landed on orange 8 times. That makes the experimental probability:

`(8)/(24) = (1)/(3)`

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Answer: D) 1/3