141k views
0 votes
A spinner used for a game is divided into 4 sections: Yellow, Brown, Red and Orange. The spinner is spun 50 times and lands on brown 18 times. What is the experimental probability that the spinner does NOT land on brown?

User Ghukill
by
7.2k points

2 Answers

4 votes
18/50 is the likelyness that it WILL land on brown, so that means that 32/50 chance that it WONT land on brown. Simplified it would be a 16/25 chance
or if you need to write it differently a 16:9 chance with 16 as will 9 as wont
User Phil Sheard
by
7.8k points
5 votes

Answer:


(16)/(25) =0.64

Explanation:

Given : A spinner used for a game is divided into 4 sections: Yellow, Brown, Red and Orange. The spinner is spun 50 times and lands on brown 18 times

To Find: What is the experimental probability that the spinner does NOT land on brown

Solution :

Since we are given that the spinner is spun 50 times .

Ans the spinner lands on brown 18 times

Probability of landing on brown =
(18)/(50) =(9)/(25)

Since we know that the sum of probabilities is 1

So, probability that the spinner does NOT land on brown is :

⇒ 1 - prob. of landing on brown


1-(9)/(25)


(25-9)/(25)


(16)/(25)

Thus probability that the spinner does NOT land on brown is 16/25=0.64

User Joohyun
by
8.0k points