Materials: Spinners (make several spinners to match the directions below.)
If you flip the pointer, there is 1 chance in 4 that it will land in sector A.
| 1. What are the chances that the pointer will land in sector B? 2. What are the chances that the pointer will land in sector C or sector D? |
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| 3. Color this circle so that the chances are equal that the pointer will land on a red, blue, yellow, green, or orange. | |
| 4. Color this circle so that there are 2 chances in 4 that the pointer will land on blue. | |
| 5. Color this circle so that there is 1 chance in 5 of landing on red, 2 chances in 5 on blue, and 2 chances in 5 of landing on green. | |
| 6. Color this circle so that there is 1 chance in 2 of landing on red, 1 chance in 4 of landing on green, and 1 chance in 4 of landing on yellow. |
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