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A spinner with 8 sections is shown below. If you were to spin the spinner 200 times, how many times can you expect to land on yellow or purple?

A spinner with 8 sections is shown below. If you were to spin the spinner 200 times-example-1
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Answer:

125 times out of 200 spins or 125/200

Explanation:

Set up your equation:

5/8 = x/200

Cross Multiply:

1000 = 8x

x = 125

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