Question

Valerie plays a game using the spinner shown. During the game she will spin a total of 36 times.

Which is the best prediction for the number of times she will get either "lose a turn" or "back 3" on the spinner?



A.
2

B.
6

C.
12

D.
18

Answer 1

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Answer 2

@ChantySquirrel1129**
@prettypink_mega
@shamim

Answer 3

how many spaces are labeled either "lose a turn" or "back 3" ?

Answer 4

?

Answer 5

look at the spinner

Answer 6

k

Answer 7

how many times does "lose a turn" come up?

Answer 8

1

Answer 9

how about "back 3"

Answer 10

1

Answer 11

so there are 2 spaces out of 6

2/6 = 1/3

Answer 12

1/3 is the probability of landing on either "lose a turn" or "back 3"

Answer 13

multiply that probability with the number of spins (36)

Answer 14

1/3 x 36 = 3?

Answer 15

incorrect

Answer 16

16?

Answer 17

it might help to think of 1/3 as 0.3333 (approximate)

Answer 18

1/3 times 36 = 0.3333 times 36 = ???

Answer 19

11.9988

Answer 20

round that to the nearest whole number

Answer 21

umm 19?

Answer 22

no

Answer 23

18

Answer 24

I would appreciate it if you didn't randomly guess

Answer 25

11.9988 has the whole part of "11"
the number 11.9988 is between 11 and 12

Answer 26

12?

Answer 27

yes

Answer 28

Thx for the help

Answer 29

yw