Question

You spin the spinner and flip a coin. Find the probability of the compound event.

Answer 1

Answer:

1/10

Step-by-step explanation:

The probability of flipping heads is 1 out of 2 or 1/2

The probability of getting a 5 on the spinner is 1/5

The probability of getting both is 1/2  *  1/5 = 1/10

You should try this out by listing all the ways this can happen.

Spinner         Coin

1                     H

2                    H

3                    H

4                    H

5                    H

1                     T

2                    T

3                    T

4                    T

5                    T

There are 10 ways of this problem giving results. Only 1 of them is correct.