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Mariah has a spinner that has 10 equal sections, each containing a different number from 1 to 10. Mariah determines about how many times the spinner will land on a number that is greater than 7 in 250 spins, and her work is shown below. What mistake did Mariah make, if any?

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A
Mariah has the formula reversed; it should be the total number of sections over the numbers greater than 7.
B
Mariah should have used a 3 in the numerator because there are 3 numbers greater than 7.
C
Mariah should multiply by the number of sections in the spinner rather than the total number of spins.
D
Mariah calculated the prediction correctly and did not make any mistakes.
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A bag of marbles contains 6 blue marbles, 2 yellow marbles, 4 red marbles, and 1 green marble. What is the probability of reaching into the bag and selecting a yellow marble?

A
StartFraction 1 over 13 EndFraction
Option A
B
StartFraction 2 over 13 EndFraction
Option B
C
StartFraction 1 over 6 EndFraction
Option C
D
StartFraction 2 over 6 EndFraction
Option D
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A spinner is divided into 8 equal sections, and each section contains a number from 1 to 8. What is the probability of the spinner landing on 5?

A
StartFraction 1 over 13 EndFraction
Option A
B
StartFraction 1 over 8 EndFraction
Option B
C
StartFraction 5 over 13 EndFraction
Option C
D
StartFraction 5 over 8 EndFraction
Option D
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A shape is picked at random from the group below.Which event has a theoretical probability of exactly ? Select three options.

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A
not picking a square
B
picking a square
C
picking a triangle
D
picking a shape that has only straight edges
E
not picking a circle
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The spinner is divided into 8 equal sections. Which two events have the same probability?

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A
P(gray), P(green)
B
P(red), P(gray)
C
P(gray), P(purple)
D
P(yellow), P(gray)

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