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You spin a spinner below. What is the probability of it landing on a blue space?1/21/31/62/3

You spin a spinner below. What is the probability of it landing on a blue space?1/21/31/62/3-example-1
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Probability is computed as follows:


\text{probability = }\frac{\text{ number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{ total possible outcomes}}

There are 6 possible outcomes, 2 of them are blue, then the probability of the spinner landing on a blue space is:


\text{probability = }(2)/(6)=(1)/(3)

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