The spinner below has 12 congruent sections. When the spinner is spun, what is the probability that the arrow will land on a shaded section of the spinner?

Question

1 over 5

5 over 12

1 over 2

7 over 12

Answer 1

The probability that the arrow will land on a shaded section of the spinner is 1 over 2, since there are 6 shaded sections out of a total of 12 sections.