Scores on unequal circular sectors

Scores on unequal circular sectors

Secondary 2
3 marks
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Assume the landing point is uniformly distributed over the whole board.

A circular board has sectors A, B, C and D with angles \(80^\circ,40^\circ,100^\circ,140^\circ\). They score 5, 8, 2 and 1 points, respectively. A dart lands randomly on the board. Find the probability of scoring

  1. 8 points,[1]
  2. less than 5 points,[1]
  3. 6 points.[1]

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