A spinner is divided into many sections of equal size. Some sections are red, some are blue, and the remaining are green. The probability of the arrow landing on a section colored red is 11 over 20. The probability of the arrow landing on a section colored blue is 6 over 20. What is the probability of the arrow landing on a green-colored section?

1- 6 over 20
2- 3 over 20
3- 9 over 20
4- 17 over 20

Question

A spinner is divided into many sections of equal size. Some sections are red, some are blue, and the remaining are green. The probability of the arrow landing on a section colored red is 11 over 20. The probability of the arrow landing on a section colored blue is 6 over 20. What is the probability of the arrow landing on a green-colored section?

1-  6 over 20
2-  3 over 20
3- 9 over 20
4- 17 over 20

Tonycoolkid21 · Answer

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LaylaSanaii · Answer

@tonycoolkid21 wrote:

am pro

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Tonycoolkid21 · Answer

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Tonycoolkid21 · Answer

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xhikari · Answer

okay so there are 20 sections total, they give us the amount of red and blue but not green.. 6+11=17 
so what is leftover from 20-17 = ?

LaylaSanaii · Answer

3

LaylaSanaii · Answer

3 over 20 ?

xhikari · Answer

therefore the probablity is 3/20.. when we add 6/20 + 11/20 + 3/20 = 20/20

xhikari · Answer

yes great work! :)

LaylaSanaii · Answer

@xhikari wrote:

yes great work! :)

thx

xhikari · Answer

@laylasanaii wrote:

@xhikari wrote:

yes great work! :)

thx

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