Question

An experiment consists of spinning a spinner. The table shows the results of 34spins. Find the probability that the spinner lands on red. Express your answer asa fraction in simplest form.OutcomeredpurpleyellowFrequency10111313/345/12ОООО12/17O 21/34

Answer 1

Step 1

State an expression for the probability

`\text{Probability of an event}=\frac{number\text{ of required event}}{\text{Total number of events}}`

Number of required events = 10

Total number of events = 34

Step 2

Find the required probability after substitution

`\begin{gathered} =(10)/(34) \\ =(5)/(17) \end{gathered}`

Hence option B