A spinner has 5 equally sized sections, 1 of which is gray and 4 of which are blue. The spinner is spun twice. What is the probability that the first spin lands on blue and the second spin lands on gray?Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.
Q. A spinner has 5 equally sized sections, 1 of which is gray and 4 of which are blue. The spinner is spun twice. What is the probability that the first spin lands on blue and the second spin lands on gray?Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.
Calculate Probability of First Spin: First spin lands on blue: There are 4 blue sections out of 5 total sections.Probability of first spin landing on blue =54.
Calculate Probability of Second Spin: Second spin lands on gray: There is 1 gray section out of 5 total sections.Probability of second spin landing on gray =51.
Calculate Combined Probability: Calculate the combined probability of both events happening in sequence.Combined probability = Probability of first spin landing on blue × Probability of second spin landing on gray.Combined probability = (54)×(51).
Perform Multiplication: Perform the multiplication to find the combined probability. Combined probability = 254.
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