You are using a spinner with the numbers 1-10 on it. Find the probability that the pointer will sto

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    math_celebrity Administrator Staff Member

    You are using a spinner with the numbers 1-10 on it. Find the probability that the pointer will stop on an odd number or a number less than 4.

    We want P(odd number) or P(n<4).

    • Odd numbers are {1, 3, 5, 7, 9}
    • n < 4 is {1, 2, 3}
    We want the union of these 2 sets:
    {1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9}

    We have 6 possible pointers in a set of 10.
    6/10 = 3/5 = 0.6 or 60%
     

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