Question

Jami and Brandon are playing a game they made up called Trashcan Olympics. They have placed two trash cans on a 4.8-foot by 10.8-foot rectangular rug, as shown below. The rectangular trashcan has dimensions of 14.4 inches and 28.8 inches, and the triangular trashcan has a base and a height of 28.8 inches.

Answer 1

The object of the game is to toss a crumpled paper ball from a spot off the rug, determined by both players, into a trashcan. Jami aims for trashcan 1 and Brandon aims for trashcan 2. If it is equally likely for the ball to land anywhere within the rug area, what probability do the players have of tossing the ball into the trashcan they aim for?

Answer 2

got a visual

Answer 3

1/2 because there is only to trashcans and they can only pick between them two so therefore your probability is 1/2

Answer 4

The area of the rug is calculated and converted to square inches.
The area of the trash cans are calculated in sq. in and in this case they are the same: 414.72 in sq. So it appears that each have the same probability.

Answer 5

The area of the rug is 7,464.96 sq in. It appears the probability is much less than 1/2.

Answer 6

these are the answers given
A. Jami has a probability of 1/18 , while Brandon has a probability of 1/9.

B. Jami has a probability of 1/9, while Brandon has a probability of 1/18.

C. Jami and Brandon both have a probability of 1/18 for their trashcan.

D. Jami and Brandon both have a probability of 1/9 for their trashcan.

Answer 7

I think they both have 1/20 chance or choice C.

Answer 8

But......I not an expert in probability, if I was, I wouldn't play the lottery.