Question

Dustin has a spinner that is divided into 5 equal-size sections colored pink, blue, orange, white, and green. What is the probability that Dustin spins pink on the 1st spin and then spins a color other than pink on the 2nd spin?

Answer 1

Answer:

1/6

Step-by-step explanation:

1st spin:

1 out of the 5 sections are pink, so the probability of spinning a pink on the 1st spin is 1/5.

2nd spin:

5 out of the 6 sections are not pink, so the probability of spinning a pink on the 2nd is 5/6.

Multiply the probabilities of the two spins to get the answer.

$\frac{1}{5} *\frac{5}{6} =\frac{5}{30} =\frac{1}{6}$