Question

suppose we spin the following spinner with the first spin giving us the numerator and the second spin giving the denominator of a fraction. What is the probability that the fraction will be less than or equal to 5/6?

Answer 1

numerator = top number

denominator = bottom number

numerator less than or equal to 5

total numbers = 4

numbers less than or equal to 5 = 2 ( 5 and 4)

Denominator

5, 6 or 7 = 3

Possible fractions = 4/5, 4/6, 4/7, 5/6 and 5/7

5 out of 16 possible fractions

probability = 5/16