Question 843355: a spinner has equal regions numbered 1-24. what is the probability that the spinner will stop on an even number or a multiple of 5?
Answer by richard1234(7193)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Even #s: 2, 4, ..., 24 (12 numbers)
Multiples of 5: 5, 10, 15, 20 (4 numbers)
However we counted multiples of 10 twice (2 numbers) so the probability is (12+4-2)/24 = 14/24 = 7/12.
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