Referring to the Fig. in Question #7, think about spinning this spinner, which is
divided into 8 equal segments. Give the probability in simplest form.
P(2) =
1/4
To find the probability of landing on segment 2, you need to determine how many equally likely outcomes there are and how many favorable outcomes there are.
From the given information, we know that the spinner is divided into 8 equal segments. This means that there are 8 equally likely outcomes since each segment has the same chance of being landed on.
Since we want to find the probability of landing on segment 2, we determine that there is only 1 favorable outcome (segment 2).
Therefore, the probability of landing on segment 2 (P(2)) is given by:
P(2) = favorable outcomes / total possible outcomes
P(2) = 1 / 8
So, the probability of landing on segment 2 is 1/8 in simplest form.