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suppose that all of the points on the circular dartboard shown are equally likely to be hit by a dart. If the radius of the shaded center circle is 2 and the radius of the entire dartboard is 4, what is the probability of throwing a dart and hitting the white part of the board? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

suppose that all of the points on the circular dartboard shown are equally likely-example-1
User Zhenguoli
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Answer:

P(white region) = 0.75 or 75%

Explanation:

Find the area of the shaded region:

A = πr²

A = π(2)²

A = 12.56

Find the area of the entire dartboard:

A = πr²

A = π(4)²

A = 50.24

Find the probability that the dart hits the blue region:

P(blue region) = Area of blue region/ Total Area

P(blue region) = 12.56 / 50.24

P(blue region) = 0.25

As total probability is equal to 1, find the probability of throwing a dart that hits the white part of the board by substracting 0.25 from 1

P(white region) = 1 - P(blue region)

P(white region) = 1 - 0.25

P(white region) = 0.75

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