A spinner is divided into 20 equal sections and are numbered 1 through 20.
What is the probability of the spinner's pointer landing on section 5?
To find the probability of the spinner's pointer landing on section 5, we need to know the total number of possible outcomes and the number of favorable outcomes.
The total number of possible outcomes is 20, since there are 20 equal sections numbered 1 through 20.
The number of favorable outcomes is 1, since there is only one section numbered 5.
Therefore, the probability of the spinner's pointer landing on section 5 is 1 out of 20, or 1/20.
This can also be written as a decimal, which is 0.05, or as a percentage, which is 5%.
To find the probability of the spinner's pointer landing on section 5, we first need to know how many possible outcomes there are and how many favorable outcomes there are.
There are a total of 20 equal sections on the spinner, so the total possible outcomes are 20.
There is only 1 favorable outcome, which is when the pointer lands on section 5.
Therefore, the probability of the spinner's pointer landing on section 5 is:
1 favorable outcome / 20 possible outcomes = 1/20 = 0.05 or 5%.