2002 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 12
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[hide]Problem
A board game spinner is divided into three regions labeled , and . The probability of the arrow stopping on region is and on region is . The probability of the arrow stopping on region is:
Solution
Since the arrow must land in one of the three regions, the sum of the probabilities must be 1. Thus the answer is .
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