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Since the arrow must land in one of the three regions, the sum of the probabilities must be 1. Thus the answer is <math>1-\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{3}=\boxed{\text{( | Since the arrow must land in one of the three regions, the sum of the probabilities must be 1. Thus the answer is <math>1-\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{3}=\boxed{\text{(B)}\ \frac16}</math>. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 21:24, 30 October 2016
Problem
A board game spinner is divided into three regions labeled 
, 
and 
. The probability of the arrow stopping on region is 
and on region is 
. The probability of the arrow stopping on region is:
Solution
Since the arrow must land in one of the three regions, the sum of the probabilities must be 1. Thus the answer is 
.
See Also
| 2002 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 11 |
Followed by Problem 13 | |
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| All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions | ||
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