
Problem of the Week
Problem
E
Spinning
Red
A spinner is divided into
equal sections. Each section is coloured either red or yellow. An arrow
is attached to the centre of the spinner. Jamal spins the arrow two
times. If there is a chance of
landing on red in at least one of the two spins, how many red sections
are there?
Note: You may use the following fact
from probability theory: If the probability of event occurring is , the probability of event occurring is , and the events are not dependent on
each other, then the probability of both events occurring is