Question

question 3 of 25
you spin a spinner with 5 sections: 1 yellow (y), 1 purple (p), 1 red (r), 1 blue (b), and 1 green (g).
what is the sample space for one spin of this spinner?
a. {y, p, r, b, g}
b. {y, p, r, g, o}
c. {yp, pr, rb, bg, gy}
d. {y, p}

Explanation:

The sample space is the set of all possible outcomes. Here, the possible outcomes are the colors on the spinner: yellow (Y), purple (P), red (R), blue (B), and green (G).

• Option B has an 'O' which is not a color on the spinner.
• Option C shows combinations of two - color pairs, but we are only spinning once (so single - color outcomes are expected).
• Option D only has two colors, while there are five colors on the spinner.

Answer:

A. {Y, P, R, B, G}