Which event is most likely to occur?Rolling a prime 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 red or yellow or green or purple.Winning a raffle that sold a total of 100 tickets, if you buy 74 tickets.Reaching into a bag full of 34 strawberry chews and 46 cherry chews without looking and pulling out a strawberry chew.
Q. Which event is most likely to occur?Rolling a prime 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 red or yellow or green or purple.Winning a raffle that sold a total of 100 tickets, if you buy 74 tickets.Reaching into a bag full of 34 strawberry chews and 46 cherry chews without looking and pulling out a strawberry chew.
Event 1 Analysis: Let's analyze each event to determine its probability.Event 1: Rolling a prime number on a twelve-sided die, numbered from 1 to 12.Prime numbers between 1 and 12 are 2,3,5,7,11. There are 5 prime numbers.Probability of rolling a prime number = Number of prime numbers / Total numbers on the die= 125
Event 2 Analysis: Event 2: Spinning a spinner divided into five equal-sized sections colored red/green/yellow/blue/purple and landing on red or yellow or green or purple.Since there are five equal sections and only one color we do not want to land on (blue), we have four favorable outcomes.Probability of landing on red, yellow, green, or purple = \frac{\text{Number of favorable colors}}{\text{Total number of colors}}\(\newline= \frac{4}{5}\)
Event 3 Analysis: Event 3: Winning a raffle that sold a total of 100 tickets, if you buy 74 tickets.Probability of winning the raffle =Total number of tickets soldNumber of tickets you buy=10074=0.74
Event 4 Analysis: Event 4: Reaching into a bag full of 34 strawberry chews and 46 cherry chews without looking and pulling out a strawberry chew.Total number of chews = 34 (strawberry) + 46 (cherry)= 80Probability of pulling out a strawberry chew = Number of strawberry chews / Total number of chews= 34/80= 0.425
Comparison: Now, let's compare the probabilities to determine which event is most likely to occur.Event 1: Probability = 125≈0.4167Event 2: Probability = 54=0.8Event 3: Probability = 0.74Event 4: Probability = 0.425The event with the highest probability is Event 2, spinning the spinner and landing on red, yellow, green, or purple.
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