SOLUTION: A spinner is numbered 1-8 and spun twice. Find the probability of the outcome. Find the P(a number less than 3 or a number greater than 5)

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Question 309448: A spinner is numbered 1-8 and spun twice. Find the probability of the outcome. Find the P(a number less than 3 or a number greater than 5)
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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A spinner is numbered 1-8 and spun twice.
Find the probability of the outcome.
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P(each number from 1 to 8) = 1/8
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Find the P(a number less than 3 or a number greater than 5)
= P(number less than 3) + P(number greater than 5)
= 2/8 + 3/8
= 5/8
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Cheers,
Stan H.