Question

A group of volunteers build homes for those in need. The group consists of two teenagers, four men, and ten women. To decide who gets to pick the music for the day, the group spins a spinner with eight equal sections: one for the teenagers, two for the men, and five for the women. The probability of the spinner landing on the section assigned to the men is__

Answer 1

The answer is 1/4 probability because in the first scenario, 4 of the men could he chosen and there are 16 total options.

In the second scenario, there are 2 slots for the men and 8 total slots. This means they have a 1/4 chance of being chosen.

Answer 2

2/8 or .25 or 25%. If you take the number of sections for the men and divide by the number of total sections, you get your probability.