SOLUTION: you spin the pointer on the spinner. Find the probability that the spinner will stop on a number greater than 1

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Question 452701: you spin the pointer on the spinner. Find the probability that the spinner will stop on a number greater than 1
Answer by ilana(307) About Me  (Show Source):
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Depends what the spinner looks like. Assuming is has 6 sections, all the same size, with numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, the probability of getting a number greater than 1 is 5/6, since 5 numbers (2, 3, 4, 5, and 6) of the 6 possibilities will qualify.