SOLUTION: If the wheel is spun and each section is equally likely to stop under the pointer, determine the probability that the pointer lands on an even number, given that the color is red.

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Question 469352: If the wheel is spun and each section is equally likely to stop under the pointer, determine the probability that the pointer lands on an even number, given that the color is red.
Wheel has 12 equal sections; 1 is blue, 2 is purple, 3 is tan, 4 is purple, 5-6-7 is red, 8 is blue, 9 is purple, 10 is tan, 11-12 is purple
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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5, 6, & 7 are red.
1/3 the probability that the pointer lands on an even number, given that the color is red.
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Ed