You flip a coin and spin a four section spinner that is made up of the colors red and blue. The probability of getting tails and landing on blue is ¼. How many sections are blue on the spinner? keep in mind what is the probability of getting a tails and a blue
Since the probability of getting tails and landing on blue is 1/4, we can break it down as follows:
P(tails) = 1/2 (since there are two possible outcomes - heads or tails)
P(blue) = x (since we are trying to find the number of blue sections on the spinner)
The probability of both events happening at the same time is calculated as:
P(tails) * P(blue) = 1/2 * x = 1/4
So, we can solve for x:
x = 1/4 / 1/2
x = 1/4 * 2/1
x = 2/4
x = 1/2
Therefore, there are 2 blue sections on the spinner.