Question

Dustin has a spinner that is divided into 5 equal-size sections colored pink, blue, orange, white, and green. What is the probability that Dustin spins pink on the 1st spin and then spins a color other than pink on the 2nd spin?

Answer 1

1/6

Explanation:

1st spin:

1 out of the 5 sections are pink, so the probability of spinning a pink on the 1st spin is 1/5.

2nd spin:

5 out of the 6 sections are not pink, so the probability of spinning a pink on the 2nd is 5/6.

Multiply the probabilities of the two spins to get the answer.

`(1)/(5) *(5)/(6) =(5)/(30) =(1)/(6)`