SOLUTION: A student observes the following spinner and claims that the color red has the highest probability of appearing, since there are two red areas on the spinner. What is your reply t

Question 276369: A student observes the following spinner and claims that the color red has the highest probability of appearing, since there are two red areas on the spinner. What is your reply to the student?
The picture of the spinner shows 1/2 green, 1/4 blue, and 2 (1/8 sections) red
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A student observes the following spinner and claims that the color red has the highest probability of appearing, since there are two red areas on the spinner. What is your reply to the student?
The picture of the spinner shows 1/2 green, 1/4 blue, and 2 (1/8 sections) red
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It appears there are 8 sections on the spinner:
4 are green
2 are blue
2 are red
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If the above is true, the highest probability is the color green.
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Red has two sections but not the highest area and therefore not
the highest probability.
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cheers,
Stan H.
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