A three-colour spinner spun twice

A three-colour spinner spun twice

Secondary 4
6 marks

A spinner lands on exactly one of red, white and green. The probability that it lands on red is \(0.5\) and the probability that it lands on white is \(0.3\).

  1. Find the probability that it lands on green.[1]
  2. Find the probability that one spin lands on red or green.[1]
  3. The spinner is spun twice. The two spins are independent. Find the probability that both spins land on the same colour.[2]
  4. Find the probability that at least one of the two spins lands on green.[2]

Solution:

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Answer:(a) \(0.2\) (b) \(0.7\) (c) \(0.38\) (d) \(0.36\)

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