What is the probability of landing on the pink sector? If we take 20 spins, how many times should it land on pink out of the colors yellow, green, blue, and orange (theoretical probability)
To calculate the probability of landing on the pink sector, we need to know the total number of sectors on the spinner. Let's say there are 8 sectors in total, including pink.
The probability of landing on pink in one spin is then 1 out of 8, or 1/8.
For 20 spins, we can expect it to land on pink around 20 * (1/8) = 2.5 times. However, since we can't have a fraction of a spin landing on pink, we can round to the nearest whole number. So, out of 20 spins, we can expect the spinner to land on pink about 2-3 times.
is this right?
I made a mistake in my previous response. I apologize for the confusion.
Given that there are 4 colored sectors (yellow, green, blue, and orange) and 1 pink sector on the spinner, the total number of sectors is 4 + 1 = 5.
Therefore, the probability of landing on the pink sector in one spin is 1 out of 5, or 1/5.
For 20 spins, we can expect the spinner to land on the pink sector around 20 * (1/5) = 4 times.
So, out of 20 spins, we can expect the spinner to land on the pink sector around 4 times theoretically.