SOLUTION: A game at the fair involves a wheel with seven sectors. Two of the sectors are red, two of the sectors are purple, two of the sectors are yellow, and one sector is blue.
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Question 1206858: A game at the fair involves a wheel with seven sectors. Two of the sectors are red, two of the sectors are purple, two of the sectors are yellow, and one sector is blue.
Landing on the blue sector will give 3 points, landing on a yellow sector will give 1 point, landing on a purple sector will give 0 points, and landing on a red sector will give - 1 point.
Let X = the points you have after one spin. Fill out the missing values in the table. Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, Edwin McCravy:Answer by ikleyn(52832) (Show Source):
Look at these solutions by Stanbon and Math_Tutor. I haven't checked them.
http://www.algebra.com/tutors/students/your-answer.mpl?question=1040480
http://www.algebra.com/tutors/students/your-answer.mpl?question=1201925
Edwin