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PROBABILITY
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COMPARISONS
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1. Which spinner is most likely to land on red?
2. Which spinner is most likely to land on blue?
3. Which spinner is least likely to land on red?
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M. Which spinner gives the best chance of landing on yellow?
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5. On which spinner is it impossible to land on white?
6. Which spinner has an equal probability of landing on red or white?
Write the probability as a fraction in simplest form for each event. Then circle the event that is
more likely. If the events are equally likely, circle them both.
7. Spinner A lands on white.
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Spinner C lands on red.
8. Spinner C lands on blue.
Spinner B lands on red.
9. Spinner A lands on yellow.
Spinner C lands on green.
10. Spinner A lands on red.
Spinner B lands on red.
11. Spinner A lands on green.
Spinner B lands on blue.
12. Spinner C lands on blue.
Spinner B lands on blue.
13. Spinner B lands on blue.
Spinner C lands on white.
1M. Spinner B lands on green.
Spinner C lands on yellow.
Bonus: Draw and color a spinner with eight sections that matches these events.
• It's impossible for the spinner to land on red.
• It's equally likely for the spinner to land on green or white.
• It's unlikely for the spinner to land on yellow.
• It's most likely the spinner will land on blue.
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