Question

1. look at this spinner and answer the following questions:

spinning a blue bird or red apple
spinning a basketball or blue bird
...
3 great effort!
1c which event has the greatest probability?
a spinning any symbol that is not a teddy bear
b spinning a teddy bear or green star
c spinning a basketball or green star
d spinning a basketball, blue bird or red apple

Explanation:

To solve this, we assume the spinner has symbols: let's infer typical spinner symbol counts (e.g., if there's 1 bear, and others like pig, apple, basketball, star, etc.).

Step 1: Analyze Option A

"Spinning any symbol that is not a bear" – if there's 1 bear, total symbols (say 5: bear, pig, apple, basketball, star), then non - bear symbols = 5 - 1 = 4. Probability = $\frac{4}{5}$.

Step 2: Analyze Option B

"Spinning a bear or star" – if 1 bear and 1 star, total favorable = 2. Probability = $\frac{2}{5}$.

Step 3: Analyze Option C

"Spinning a basketball or star" – if 1 basketball and 1 star, total favorable = 2. Probability = $\frac{2}{5}$.

Step 4: Analyze Option D

"Spinning a basketball, pig, or apple" – if 1 basketball, 1 pig, 1 apple, total favorable = 3. Probability = $\frac{3}{5}$.

Comparing probabilities: $\frac{4}{5}$ (A) > $\frac{3}{5}$ (D) > $\frac{2}{5}$ (B, C).

Answer:

A. Spinning any symbol that is not a \(\boldsymbol{\text{bear}}\)