Question

people who won the carnival game spin a wheel determine their prize. The wheel has three sections that name prizes. The five dollar cash section in the stuffed animal section are each 1/4 of the wheel. The keychain section is 1/2 of the wheel. A total of 20 people spin the wheel. The table shows the number of people who receive each prize. What is the probability of receiving each of the prize on the wheel representative of the data in the table use the drop-down menus to explain.

Answer 1

3/10

Explanation:

The probability of winning the $5 cash prize is 6/20, or 3/10, because 6 people won that prize out of a total of 20 people who spun the wheel.

The probability of winning the stuffed animal prize is also 6/20, or 3/10, because 6 people won that prize out of 20 people who spun the wheel.

The probability of winning the keychain prize is 8/20, or 2/5, because 8 people won that prize out of 20 people who spun the wheel.

The probabilities are representative of the data in the table because they reflect the relative frequency of each prize. The $5 cash and stuffed animal prizes have the same probability because they each represent 1/4 of the wheel. The keychain prize has a higher probability because it represents 1/2 of the wheel.