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Ayushree

Asked: September 12, 2026In: Class 9 Maths

A game of chance consists of spinning an arrow (see Fig. 7.7.) which comes to rest pointing at one of the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and these are equally likely outcomes. What is the probability that it will point at: (i) 8? (ii) An odd number? (iii) A number greater than 2? (iv) A number less than 9? (v) A multiple of 3?

Sample space has 8 numbers {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}. The probabilities are: (i) P(8) = 1/8, (ii) P(odd) = 4/8 = 1/2, (iii) P(>2) = 6/8 = 3/4, (iv) P(<9) = 8/8 = 1, (v) P(multiple ...