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Question 43 • Concepts in Probability and Statistics A

Kevin has a spinner that has 10 equal sections and 2 sections of each color—red, blue, green, yellow, and purple. Kevin spins the spinner 180 times. About how many times should Kevin land on red or purple?

Answer
A
about 18 times
B
about 36 times
C
about 40 times
D
about 72 times

Explanation

Red or purple covers 2 + 2 = 4 of the spinner’s 10 equal sections, so the probability is 4/10. In 180 spins, the expected number is 180 × 4/10 = 72. Therefore, Kevin should land on red or purple about 72 times.

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