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Using the spinner from #5 what is the probability of spinning a negative number then a positive number?​

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Final answer:

The probability of spinning a negative number followed by a positive number would be found by multiplying the individual probabilities of each event occurring, provided that the events are independent and that there are 'n' negative numbers and 'm' positive numbers on a spinner.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question is asking to calculate the probability of spinning a negative number followed by a positive number using a given spinner. It seems like the spinner details from question #5 aren't provided, so we cannot give a specific probability. However, in a general case, if we consider a spinner with 'n' negative and 'm' positive numbers, the probability of first spinning a negative number would be 'n' divided by the total number of options on the spinner ('n+m'). If there were no changes to the spinner after the first spin, the probability of then spinning a positive number would remain 'm' divided by the total number of options. Therefore, the overall probability of spinning a negative number followed by a positive number would be the product of these two individual probabilities (P(negative then positive) = P(negative) × P(positive) given that the events are independent).

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