The plastic arrow on a spinner for a child's game stops rotating to point at one of four colours that will determine what happens next.Determine whether the following probability assignment is legitimate. Probability of ... $$\begin{array} { c | c | c | c }
\text { Red } & \text { Yellow } & \text { Green } & \text { Blue } \
\hline 0.25 & 0.35 & 0.05 & 0.35
\end{array}$$
A)Legitimate
B)Not legitimate

Question

The plastic arrow on a spinner for a child's game stops rotating to point at one of four colours that will determine what happens next.Determine whether the following probability assignment is legitimate. Probability of ... $$\begin{array} { c | c | c | c } 
\text { Red } & \text { Yellow } & \text { Green } & \text { Blue } \
\hline 0.25 & 0.35 & 0.05 & 0.35
\end{array}$$
A)Legitimate
B)Not legitimate

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Since the spinner has only four colors, the probability assignment must add up to 1. As long as each color has a probability of 0.25 (or 25%), the assignment is legitimate. Thus, the probability assignment is legitimate.

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The Plastic Arrow on a Spinner for a Child's Game $\begin{array} { c | c | c | c } \text { Red } & \text { Yellow } & \text { Green } & \text { Blue } \\\hline 0.25 & 0.35 & 0.05 & 0.35\end{array}$