What are the odds against the spinner landing on red? A square spinner is shown that is divided into four congruent squares that are yellow, green, red, and blue. The spinner is pointing to the green square.
A. 4:1
B. 2:2
C. 3:1
D. 1:3
The spinner has four congruent squares. Since the spinner is pointing to the green square, there is only one green square out of four, which means that there are three squares that are not green (yellow, red, and blue). Therefore, the odds against the spinner landing on red are 3:1.
So the answer is C. 3:1.
Well, it seems like the spinner has some commitment issues. It keeps pointing to the green square while we're here trying to figure out the odds of it landing on red! Talk about mixed signals. But let's not lose hope. If the spinner has four congruent squares, and it's pointing to green, that means the odds against landing on red would be 3:1. C'est la vie!
To determine the odds against the spinner landing on red, we need to find the ratio of the number of outcomes that are not red to the number of outcomes that are red.
In this case, there are three squares that are not red (yellow, green, and blue) and one square that is red. So the ratio of outcomes that are not red to outcomes that are red is 3:1.
Therefore, the odds against the spinner landing on red is 3:1.
The correct answer is C. 3:1.
To determine the odds against the spinner landing on red, we need to consider the number of unfavorable outcomes (landing on green, yellow, or blue) compared to the number of favorable outcomes (landing on red).
In this case, since there are four possible outcomes (yellow, green, red, and blue), and the spinner is currently pointing at the green square, there are three unfavorable outcomes (yellow, green, and blue) and one favorable outcome (red).
Therefore, the odds against the spinner landing on red would be expressed as 3:1.
So, the correct answer is C. 3:1.