Question

AA 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

Model D) a spinner with 6 equal sections can be used to simulate the contestant's chances of winning.

Explanation:

A spinner with 6 equal sections represents the possible outcomes of the game show, where each section represents a possible win or loss. Since the contestant has a 1 in 6 chance of winning, the spinner would have one section representing a win and five sections representing a loss. Each spin of the spinner would represent one try at the game show, and the probability of winning can be determined by calculating the theoretical probability of landing on the win section.