A spinner is divided into 8 equal sections, and each section contains a number from 1 to 8. What is the probability of the spinner landing on a number that is greater than 5?

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Milo Francis

3 January, 02:19

A spinner is divided into 8 equal sections, and each section contains a number from 1 to 8. What is the probability of the spinner landing on a number that is greater than 5?

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Jennifer Rivera · Answer 1

more than likely none

Step-by-step explanation:

because the is no number higher than 8 that can go into 8 evenley

Jasiah Benjamin · Answer 2

3/8

Step-by-step explanation:

The sections are labeled using numbers from 1 to 8; makes the sample space

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Out of these possibilities, there are 3 that are greater than 5; this makes the probability 3/8.