Four pieces of wood each 11 1/2 inches long are required to build a cabinet. If all four pieces are cut from one board and 1 inc
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<span>The correct statement of the problem is attached
</span><span>Spinner A: 4 parts, 3/4 is 1, 1/4 is 3.----------1 1 1 3
Spinner B: 3 parts, 1/3 is 5, 1/3 is 7, 1/3 is 9--------5 7 9
</span><span>The combinations of the two spinners are
1 and 5
1 and 7
1 and 9
3 and 5
3 and 7
3 and 9
</span>cases get you thrown in the pool
1 and 5
1 and 7
3 and 5
calculation of the probabilities
1 and 5--------3/4*1/3 = 1/4
1 and 7--------3/4*1/3 = 1/4
3 and 5--------1/4*1/3 = 1/12
1/4+1/4+1/12=7/12-----------58.33%
probabilities that the guests will be thrown in the pool--------58.33%
