math homework for 7th grade

Question

Clinton has two spinners. Spinner A has four congruent sections and Spinner B has three congruent sections as shown. Clinton will spin these two spinners at the same time. 

    

             

What is the probability that both spinners will land on the color pink? 

Answer 1

There is a 1/4 chance that Spinner A will land on the color pink, and there is a 1/3 chance Spinner B will land on the color pink. Since these events are independent (the result of one doesn't impact the result of the other), you can multiply these two probabilities together.

Therefore, the probability that both spinners land on pink is 1/4 * 1/3 = 1/12

1/12 is the same as 8.3%