A game of chance consists of spinning an arrow which is equally likely to come to rest pointing to o...

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A game of chance consists of spinning an arrow which is equally likely to come to rest pointing to one of the number 1 2 3 12 as shown in figure What is the probability that it will point to 10

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Solution The probability of any event occurring is defined as the ratio of favorable outcomes to all possible outcomes Given A game of chance consists of spinning an arrow which is equally likely to come to rest pointing number 1 2 3 12 Required to find Probability of following Total numbers on the spin is 12 Favourable outcomes ie to get 10 is 1 So total number of favourable outcomes ie to get 10 is 1 We know that Probability Number of favourable outcomes Total number of outcomes Thus the probability of getting a 10 112

RD Sharma Solutions Class 10 Mathematics Solutions for Probability Exercise 13.1 in Chapter 13 - Probability