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Chapter 5: Q. T5.3 (page 357)

A spinner has three equally sized regions: blue, red, and green. Jonny spins the spinner 3times and gets 3blues in a row. If he spins the spinner 297more times, how many more blues is he most likely to get?

a.97b.99c.100d.101e.103

Short Answer

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The correct option is :

b. 99 more blues is he most likely to get.

Step by step solution

01

Given information

We have to tell how many more blues is he most likely to get.

02

Explanation

We know that

  • When the spinner is spun three times then three blues in a row are obtained.
  • When the spinner is spun 297more times than we can obtain the blue, red, and green region of the spinner.
  • Now, we can get ninety-nine more blue sides if we spun the spinner

Therefore,

The correct option is (b) i.e.99

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