Question

A spinner is divided into 8 identical sectors and labeled 1 through 8.

How many spins are expected for a multiple of 3 to be spun 6 times?

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The spinner is expected to have to spin approximately (12,16,24,28)
times for a multiple of 3 to be spun 6 times.

Answer 1

24

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If there are 8 sections, there is a 1 in 8 chance of getting each section. Consider multiples of 3 ⇒ 3, 6. And to spin that multiple 6 times, you need to multiply the number of sections by the number of multiples. The number of sections(nos) is 8, and the number of multiples(nom) is 3.

`nos * nom = 24`