Final answer:
To estimate Professor Allen's chances of teaching a Marine Biology course in the morning, option D is appropriate as it involves spinning a spinner divided into 3 equal parts and flipping a coin, representing the course and the time of day. The resulting combined probability of teaching Marine Biology in the morning is 1/6 or approximately 16.67%.
Step-by-step explanation:
To estimate the chance of Professor Allen teaching a Marine Biology course in the morning using a simulation, we should look for a simulation that closely represents the probability scenario of the event. A good simulation would have a number of outcomes that matches the number of possible scenarios for Professor Allen's teaching schedule.
Let's examine option D, spinning a spinner divided into 3 equal parts and flipping a coin. Suppose each section on the spinner represents a different course Professor Allen might teach (Marine Biology being one of them), and the coin toss represents the time of the day he might teach the course (morning or afternoon). When spinning the spinner, there's a 1/3 chance it will land on Marine Biology.
Flipping a coin has 2 possible outcomes, so there's a 1/2 chance it will be scheduled in the morning. To find the combined probability of both events (teaching Marine Biology in the morning), we multiply their probabilities: 1/3 for the course and 1/2 for the time, giving us 1/6, or approximately 16.67%.
Therefore, the simulation in option D, which uses a three-part spinner and a coin flip, accurately represents the estimated chance of Professor Allen teaching a Marine Biology course in the morning.