Question

What is the probability that a point chosen at random on the grid will lie in the unshaded region?

Answer 1

find the ratio between the shaded region and the region. I mean \[\frac{numberofshadedregion}{numberofthewholegraph}\]

Answer 2

I got 24/56

Answer 3

How would that be simplified? @Loser66

Answer 4

3/7

Answer 5

3/7 isn't one of the answers listed..

Answer 6

there's 5/8, 2/5, 3/8, and 3/5

Answer 7

Ohh you miss counted the first part..

Answer 8

Its not 24/56 its 24/64

Answer 9

It's 7*8 to get the whole number

Answer 10

huh..I counted and it is 64. Weird.

Answer 11

Nope you actually multiply the length of one side by the length of the other.. That gives 8*8 = 64

Answer 12

What would it be then simplified?

Answer 13

Simplifying gives 3/8

Answer 14

Thanks

Answer 15

No problem :)