Question

Use the spinner shown in the figure below to find the probability indicated.Landing on green or a consonant

Answer 1

Based on the spinner, there are a total of 8 possible outcomes.

2 of which are green and 4 are consonants, however, 1 outcome is both consonant and a green (F green).

Therefore, the probability of landing on a green or consonant is:

`\begin{gathered} P(A\text{ or B)}=P(A)+P(B)-P(A\text{ and B)} \\ P(A\text{ or B)}=(2)/(8)+(4)/(8)-(1)/(8) \\ P(A\text{ or B)}=(5)/(8) \end{gathered}`

The probability of landing on a green or consonant is 5/8 or 62.5%.