3. Jessica is playing a board game with her mother. The spinner used for

the board game is broken up into 5 different colored pie shaped

pieces. In order to the win the game, Jessica must try and get the

spinner to land on the color purple two times in a row. If she spins the

spinner twice, what is the probability that she will land on purple both

times?

OA.

1/100

OB

1/5

Oc.

1/25

1/10

O D.

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Brenton Vargas

19 June, 13:04

3. Jessica is playing a board game with her mother. The spinner used for

the board game is broken up into 5 different colored pie shaped

pieces. In order to the win the game, Jessica must try and get the

spinner to land on the color purple two times in a row. If she spins the

spinner twice, what is the probability that she will land on purple both

times?

OA.

1/100

OB

1/5

Oc.

1/25

1/10

O D.

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Lily Mata · Answer 1

C. 1/25

Step-by-step explanation:

I assume this is a fair spinner and the probability of landing in all colors is equal.

First spin:

p (purple) = 1/5

Second spin:

p (purple) = 1/5

The two spins are independent events, so the probability of landing on purple twice is the product of the two individual probabilities.

p (purple and purple) = 1/5 * 1/5 = 1/25