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

Question

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 a number which is multiple of 3?

Accepted Answer

Solution When an experiment is repeated numerous times under identical circumstances the proportion or relative frequency of times that the event is anticipated to occur is known as the probability of the event 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 a multiple of 3 are 3 6 9 and 12 So total number of favourable outcomes ie to get a multiple of 3 is 4 We know that Probability Number of favourable outcomes Total number of outcomes Thus the probability of getting multiple of 3 412 13

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