The spinner is divided into equal parts. Use a tree diagram to find the probability that the spinner will land on two of the three
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To create a tree diagram for this situation, we can start by drawing a branch for each possible outcome of the spinner. Since the spinner is divided into equal parts, let's assume that there are three equal parts on the spinner labeled A, B, and C.
At the first level of the tree diagram, we have three branches representing the possible outcomes of the first spin: A, B, and C.
For each of these branches, we can then add three more branches at the second level of the diagram representing the possible outcomes of the second spin. This gives us a total of nine branches at the second level—one for each combination of outcomes from the first and second spins.
Finally, at the third level of the diagram, we can add three more branches for each of the nine branches at the second level, representing the possible outcomes of the third spin. This gives us a total of 27 branches at the third level—one for each combination of outcomes from the first, second, and third spins.
To find the probability of landing on two out of the three spins, we need to count the number of branches that correspond to this outcome and divide it by the total number of branches on the tree diagram.
Let's assume we want to find the probability of landing on spin A on two of the three spins. We can count the branches that correspond to this outcome on the tree diagram. We can see that there are three branches that represent this outcome: A-A-A, A-A-B, and A-A-C.
Therefore, the probability of landing on two A's out of the three spins is 3/27, which simplifies to 1/9.