Question

2. At a fair, each person can spin two wheels of chance. The first wheel has the numbers 1, 2, and 3. The second wheel has the letters A and B.

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

(b) If you spin both wheels, what is the probability that you get either a 1 or an A? Explain.

Answer 1

a. 1a 1b 2a 2b 3a 3b b. 5/6

Explanation:

b. to get 5/6 you first have to find the outcomes for spinning a one, which is 2 outcomes, 1a, and 1b, and for a 1a, 2a, 3a

mix up the outcomes and you get 5 with the sample space of 6

5//6 hope this helps

Answer 2

possible outcomes
1a
1b
2a
2b
3a
3b

there are a total of 2 number one's
so there is a possibility of 2/6 chance to get the number 1

There are 3 a's in the set of data so there is a 3/6 chance to get an a
But we should exclude 1a because it is already counted in the first set when we counted the total number of 1's so there is a 2/6 chance of getting an A

add
2/6+2/6=4/6
There is a 4/6 or 2/3 chance of getting either an a or an 1