Question

Miss a turn
Go forward
3 squares
Go back
2 squares
Go back
1 square
Go forward
2 squares
Go forward
3 squares
In a game, a fair spinner has six equal sections
as shown.
a) Noel spins the spinner.
Write down the probability he gets 'Miss a turn'.
Give your answer as a fraction.
(1)
b) The spinner lands on 'Go back 1 square'
four times in a row.
Steve is next to spin.
Write down the probability that he gets
'Go back 1 square'.
Give your answer as a fraction.
c) In one game there are 96 spins.
How many of these spins are expected
to be 'Go forward 3 squares'?
(1)
(2)
Total marks: 4

Answer 1

See below for the values of the probabilities

How to determine the probability

The complete question is added as an attachment

Write down the probability he gets 'Miss a turn'.

From the spinner, we have

Sections = 6

Miss a turn = 1

So, the probability that he gets 'Miss a turn is

P = 1/6

Write down the probability that he gets 'Go back 1 square'.

Here, we have:

Number of rows = 4

'Go back 1 square' = 4

The probability that he gets 'Go back 1 square' is

P = 'Go back 1 square'/Number of rows

This gives

P = 4/4

Evaluate

P = 1

How many of these spins are expected to be 'Go forward 3 squares'?

Here, we have

Spins = 96

From the spinner, the probability of 'Go forward 3 squares' is

P =1/6

So, the expected number is

E(x) = np

This gives

E(x) = 96 * 1/6

Evaluate

E(x) = 16

Hence, 16 spins are expected to be 'Go forward 3 squares'

Read more about probability at:

https://brainly.com/question/25870256

#SPJ1