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5-65.

The Giant Prize Wheel at the county fair is evenly divided into sections. One is labeled “Large Prize,” three are labeled “Small Prize,” and the rest are labeled “No Prize.   

  1. If you spin once, what is the probability of winning a large prize?

    Make a fraction using the given information.

    The numerator will be the number of favorable outcomes, and the denominator will be the number of total possible outcomes.

  2. If you spin once, what is the probability of winning any prize?

    Follow the steps in part (a).

  3. If people spin the prize wheel, approximately how many people should expect to win a prize of any kind?

    What number is  of ?

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