SOLUTION: A spinner with 10 equally sized slices is shown below. The dial is spun and stops on a slice at random. What are the odds in favor of landing on a black slice? 3 grey 3 black

Question 1150294: A spinner with 10 equally sized slices is shown below. The dial is spun and stops on a slice at random. What are the odds in favor of landing on a black slice?
3 grey
3 black
4 white
Answer by greenestamps(13198) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Use the basic definition of probability:

           number of good outcomes
   P = ---------------------------------
       total number of possible outcomes

In this problem the outcomes are the spinner landing on the different slices. There are 10 slices, of which 3 are black:

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