We have a spinner with four places: 5, 6, 7 and 8.
We have to calculate the probability of landing an even number and then landing on a number that is less than 7.
Both events are independent so we can write:
We can then calculate each probability independently.
The probability of getting an even number is the quotient between the number successful outcomes (2 outcomes: getting a 6 and getting an 8) and the number of possible outcomes) (4 outcomes):
The probability of getting a number that is less than 7 is 2/4 as we have 2 outcomes that are less than 7 (5 and 6) out of 4 possible outcomes.
Then, the probability is:
Then, the probability of both events together is:
We can express this probability as a percentage by multiplying it by 100%:
Answer: 25%