What is the probability of spinning green, then red or white on this spinner?
(its a 5 equally split spinner)
1/5 * (1/5 + 1/5) = 2/25
To determine the probability of spinning green, then red or white on the spinner, we need to know the total number of possible outcomes and the number of favorable outcomes.
In this case, the spinner is divided into 5 equal sections, which means there are 5 possible outcomes: green, red, white, blue, and yellow.
To calculate the probability of spinning green, then red or white, we need to determine the number of favorable outcomes. For the first spin, the probability of getting green is 1 out of 5 (since there is only 1 green section on the spinner).
After spinning green, there are two possible outcomes for the second spin: red or white. Since the spinner does not specify the number of sections for each color, we cannot determine the exact number of sections for red or white. Therefore, to calculate the probability for the second spin, we assume that red and white have the same number of sections. This means that for the second spin, the probability of getting either red or white is 2 out of 5.
To find the probability of both events occurring, we multiply the probabilities of each individual event. Therefore, the probability of spinning green, then red or white on this spinner can be calculated as (1/5) * (2/5) = 2/25, or 0.08 (or 8%) when expressed as a decimal or percentage.