Question:
If you have a spinning wheel with 3-green sectors, 1-blue sector and 1-red sector. What is the probability of getting a green sector? Is it the maximum?
Solution:
Number of green sectors in the wheel $=3$
Number of blue sectors in the wheel $=1$
Number of red sectors in the wheel $=1$
Total number of sectors in the wheel $=3+1+1=5$
$\therefore$ Number of possible outcomes $=5$
Let $\mathrm{A}, \mathrm{B}$ and $\mathrm{C}$ be the events of getting a green, blue and red sector, respectively.
$\therefore \mathrm{P}(\mathrm{A})=\frac{3}{5}, \mathrm{P}(\mathrm{B})=\frac{1}{5}$ and $\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{C})=\frac{1}{5}$
Hence, the probability of getting a green sector is the maximum.