Question

A contestant on a game show has a 1 in 6 chance of winning for each try at a certain game. Which probability models can be used to simulate the contestant’s chances of winning?

Select ALL of the models that can be used to simulate this event.

A) a fair six-sided number cube
B) a fair coin
C) a spinner with 7 equal sections
D) a spinner with 6 equal sections
E) a bag of 12 black chips and 60 red chips

Answer 1

A) a fair six-sided number cube (by assigning one number to represent a win and the other five numbers to represent a loss)

D) a spinner with 6 equal sections (by assigning one section to represent a win and the other five sections to represent a loss)

Explanation: