ranee creates a spinner with 12 equal sections. she colors 5 of the sections orange, 2, green, 3 blue, and 2 yellow. what is the probability that the arrow on the spinner will land on blue section
3/12
To find the probability that the arrow on the spinner will land on a blue section, we need to determine the total number of sections on the spinner and the number of blue sections.
In this case, the spinner has 12 equal sections, and 3 of these sections are blue.
So, the probability of landing on a blue section when spinning the spinner can be calculated as:
(Number of blue sections) / (Total number of sections)
= 3 / 12
= 1 / 4
= 0.25
Therefore, the probability of landing on a blue section is 0.25 or 25%.
To find the probability that the arrow on the spinner will land on a blue section, we first need to determine the total number of sections on the spinner.
Ranee creates a spinner with 12 equal sections. Out of these 12 sections, she colors 5 orange, 2 green, 3 blue, and 2 yellow. The total number of colored sections is 5 + 2 + 3 + 2 = 12.
The probability is given by the number of favorable outcomes (landing on a blue section) divided by the number of possible outcomes (total number of sections).
Therefore, the probability of landing on the blue section is 3 (number of blue sections) divided by 12 (total number of sections).
So, the probability of the arrow landing on a blue section is 3/12, which simplifies to 1/4.