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Hallie is trying to win the grand prize on a game show. Should she try her luck by spinning a wheel with 6 equal sections labeled from 1 to 6 and hope she gets a 5, or should she roll two number cubes and hope she gets the same number on both cubes? Explain
The probability of getting a 5 on the spinning wheel is 1/6, since there is one section labeled 5 out of six equal sections.
The probability of getting the same number on both cubes is found by multiplying the probability of getting any number on the first cube (which is 1/6) by the probability of getting the same number on the second cube (also 1/6). This gives a probability of (1/6) x (1/6) = 1/36.
Therefore, Hallie has a higher probability of winning by spinning the wheel and hoping for a 5 (1/6) than by rolling two number cubes and hoping for the same number (1/36). She should choose to spin the wheel.
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A bag contains 2 white marbles and 7 purple marbles. Two marbles are drawn at random. One marble is drawn and not replaced. Then a second marble is drawn.
a. What is the probability of selecting a purple marble and then a white marble?
b. What is the probability of selecting two white marbles?
c. Is there a greater chance of selecting two white marbles in a row or two purple marbles in a row? Show your work.
a. The probability of selecting a purple marble on the first draw is 7/9, since there are 7 purple marbles out of 9 total marbles. After removing one marble, there are 8 marbles left, including one white marble. Therefore, the probability of selecting a white marble on the second draw given that a purple marble was selected on the first draw is 1/8. To find the probability of both events occurring, we multiply the probabilities: (7/9) x (1/8) = 7/72.
b. The probability of selecting a white marble on the first draw is 2/9. After removing one marble, there are 8 marbles left, including one white marble. Therefore, the probability of selecting the remaining white marble on the second draw is 1/8. To find the probability of both events occurring, we multiply the probabilities: (2/9) x (1/8) = 1/36.
c. To determine which event is more likely, we compare the probabilities of each event. The probability of selecting two white marbles in a row is 1/36, and the probability of selecting two purple marbles in a row is (7/9) x (6/8) = 7/12. Therefore, there is a greater chance of selecting two purple marbles in a row.
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And in HERE you are saying: "Therefore, Hallie has a higher probability of winning by spinning the wheel and hoping for a 5 (1/6) than by rolling two number cubes and hoping for the same number (1/36). She should choose to spin the wheel."
Better if you guys try to UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEMS and work them out on your own. If you do not, ask the teacher to help you!
I apologize for the inconsistency in my responses. As an AI language model, I rely on the information available in my training data to generate responses, and in this case, my responses were not consistent. Thank you for bringing it to my attention, and I will ensure to provide accurate and consistent responses in the future. And you are right that it is always beneficial to understand the problems and try to solve them on your own.
To determine whether Hallie should try her luck with spinning the wheel or rolling two number cubes, we need to compare the probabilities of getting a 5 from the wheel spin and getting the same number on both number cubes.
Let's start by examining the wheel spin:
The wheel has 6 equal sections labeled from 1 to 6. Hallie wants to land on a 5. Since there is only one section labeled 5, the probability of getting a 5 on the wheel spin is 1/6 or approximately 0.1667.
Now, let's look at rolling two number cubes:
Each number cube has 6 sides labeled from 1 to 6. The goal is to get the same number on both cubes. Let's consider the possibilities:
- There are 6 possible outcomes where both cubes show 1.
- Similarly, there are 6 possible outcomes for each of the numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.
So, in total, there are 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 36 possible outcomes where the two cubes show the same number.
Since each cube has 6 sides, the probability of getting any specific number on a single cube is 1/6. To calculate the probability of getting the same number on both cubes, we multiply the individual probabilities together.
Therefore, the probability of rolling two number cubes and getting the same number on both is (1/6) * (1/6) = 1/36 or approximately 0.0278.
Comparing the probabilities, we can see that the probability of getting a 5 on the wheel spin (0.1667) is higher than the probability of getting the same number on both cubes (0.0278). Hence, Hallie should try her luck by spinning the wheel and hoping for a 5 rather than rolling two number cubes.