Question

a spinner has 10 blue sections and 24 pink sections. all the sections are the same size. if you spin the spinner once, what is the probability that it will land on a blue section? write your answer as a fraction or whole number. p(blue) =

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total sections

$10 + 24=34$

Step2: Find probability of blue

$P(\text{blue})=\frac{\text{Number of blue sections}}{\text{Total number of sections}}=\frac{10}{34}=\frac{5}{17}$

Answer:

$\frac{5}{17}$