Question

Will give 12 points 2. At a fair, each person can spin two wheels of chance. The first wheel has the letters M and H. The second wheel has the numbers 1, 2, and 3.

(a) List all the possible outcomes of the compound event.


(b) If you spin both wheels, what is the probability that you get either an M or a 2? Explain.

Answer 1

(a) M1, M2, M3, H1, H2 and H3.

(b) possible outcomes are M1, M3, H2.

so probability = these outcomes / all possible outcomes
= 3/6 = 1/2 Answer