Alexis advertised that 25 percent of the cars that she sold were red. Which of these could not be used to simulate the number of red cars that Alexis sold?

A Toss a fair coin once.

B Spin a spinner with 4 equally-sized sections.

C Draw a card from a deck of cards numbered 1 through 24.

D Use a random number generator to generate the digits 1 through 8.

Question

Alexis advertised that 25 percent of the cars that she sold were red. Which of these could not be used to simulate the number of red cars that Alexis sold?

A Toss a fair coin once.

B Spin a spinner with 4 equally-sized sections.

C Draw a card from a deck of cards numbered 1 through 24.

D Use a random number generator to generate the digits 1 through 8.

anonymous · Answer

A) If you tossed a fair coin once, that would only be a 50% chance. You are looking for 25%
B) Spinning the spinner looks right because it is 25%

How does it look to you? It seems to be the right answer.