
A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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Transcribed Image Text:A spinner is designed for 3 outcomes. The blue outcome is twice as likely as the red
and the yellow is three times as likely as the blue. Answer the following questions
and express your answers as a fraction.
i) What is the probability of landing on red?
ii) What is the probability of landing on yellow?
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