Understanding probability

Learn with an example

✈️ On which colour is the spinner more likely to land?

  • white
  • pink
  • Look at the spinner. The pink part is larger than the white part.
  • More of the spinner is pink than is white. The spinner is more likely to land on pink.

✈️ On which colour is the spinner less likely to land?

  • white
  • yellow
  • Look at the spinner. The yellow part is smaller than the white part.
  • Less of the spinner is yellow than is white. The spinner is less likely to land on yellow.

✈️ On which colour is the spinner less likely to land?

  • white
  • blue
  • Look at the spinner. The white part is smaller than the blue part.
  • Less of the spinner is white than is blue. The spinner is less likely to land on white.

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