A spinner with 5 equally sized slices has 3 yellow slices, 1 red slice, and 1 blue slice. Amanda spun the dial 1000 times and got the following results
Outcome
Yellow
Red
Blue
Number of Spins
600
190
210
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W3: ALEKS Quiz
Question 9 of 15 (6.7 points) | Question Attempt: 1 of 1
Answer the following. Round your answers to the nearest thousandths.
(a) From Amanda's results, compute the experimental probability of landing on yellow or red.
(b) Assuming that the spinner is fair, compute the theoretical probability of landing on yellow or red.
(c) Assuming that the spinner is fair, choose the statement below that is true.
With a large number of spins, there must be no difference between the experimental and
theoretical probabilities.
With a large number of spins, there might be a difference between the experimental and
theoretical probabilities, but the difference should be small.