So since 2/3 of Spinner 1 is sedans (The 3rd is a truck), and 1/2 of Spinner 2 is purple (the other half is a green), write a multipilcation problem to describe the probability of spinning a purple sedan.
Write a problem to describe the probability of spinning a purple truck.
What is the probablity of NOT spinning a green truck??
This is a repeated post. See answer by Reiny posted elsewhere
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To write a multiplication problem to describe the probability of spinning a purple sedan, we need to multiply the fractions representing the probability of selecting a purple car from each spinner.
Spinner 1 has 2/3 sedans, and Spinner 2 has 1/2 purple cars. So, the probability of spinning a purple sedan can be described as (2/3) * (1/2).
The multiplication problem would be: (2/3) * (1/2) = 2/6 = 1/3.
Now, to write a problem describing the probability of spinning a purple truck, we consider that Spinner 1 only has one truck, which is not purple, and Spinner 2 doesn't have any trucks.
Since the probability of spinning a purple truck is 0, the multiplication problem would be: (0) * (0) = 0.
Finally, to calculate the probability of NOT spinning a green truck, we need to consider that Spinner 2 has half green cars, and none of them are trucks.
The probability of spinning a green truck is 0, so the probability of NOT spinning a green truck is 1 minus the probability of spinning a green truck.
The multiplication problem would be: 1 - (0) = 1.