A spinner labeled with the letters of the word HONEST is to be spun once. Describe the probability of landing on an unshaded section in the sample space. 3, 1/3, 1/2, 1/6
The spinner is labeled with the word HONEST, which has 6 letters. Of those 6 letters, only 3 are unshaded (H, N, and T), while the other 3 are shaded (O, E, and S).
Therefore, the probability of landing on an unshaded section in the sample space is 3 out of 6, which simplifies to 1/2.
So, the correct answer is 1/2.