Which event is least likely to occur?Rolling an even number on a twelve-sided die, numbered from 1 to 12.Spinning a spinner divided into five equal-sized sections colored red/green/yellow/blue/purple and landing on blue or red.Winning a raffle that sold a total of 100 tickets, if you buy 74 tickets.Reaching into a bag full of 2 strawberry chews and 18 cherry chews without looking and pulling out a strawberry chew.
Q. Which event is least likely to occur?Rolling an even number on a twelve-sided die, numbered from 1 to 12.Spinning a spinner divided into five equal-sized sections colored red/green/yellow/blue/purple and landing on blue or red.Winning a raffle that sold a total of 100 tickets, if you buy 74 tickets.Reaching into a bag full of 2 strawberry chews and 18 cherry chews without looking and pulling out a strawberry chew.
Event 1 Probability: Let's evaluate the probability of each event happening.Event 1: Rolling an even number on a twelve-sided die, numbered from 1 to 12.There are 6even numbers on a twelve-sided die (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12).Probability of rolling an even number = Number of even numbers / Total numbers on the die= 6/12= 120
Event 2 Probability: Event 2: Spinning a spinner divided into five equal-sized sections colored red/green/yellow/blue/purple and landing on blue or red.There are 2 favorable outcomes (blue or red) out of 5 possible outcomes.Probability of landing on blue or red = Number of favorable outcomes / Total number of outcomes= 52
Event 3 Probability: Event 3: Winning a raffle that sold a total of 100 tickets, if you buy 74 tickets.Probability of winning the raffle = Number of tickets you buy / Total number of tickets sold=10074=0.74
Event 4 Probability: Event 4: Reaching into a bag full of 2 strawberry chews and 18 cherry chews without looking and pulling out a strawberry chew.Probability of pulling out a strawberry chew =Total number of chewsNumber of strawberry chews=2+182=202=101
Comparison of Probabilities: Now, let's compare the probabilities to determine which event is least likely to occur.Event 1: 21=0.5Event 2: 52=0.4Event 3: 0.74Event 4: 101=0.1The event with the smallest probability is the least likely to occur.
Least Likely Event: The event with the smallest probability is Event 4, with a probability of 0.1 or 101. Therefore, reaching into a bag full of 2 strawberry chews and 18 cherry chews without looking and pulling out a strawberry chew is the least likely to occur.
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