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A game consists of spinning an arrow which comes to rest pointing at one of the number 1,2,3,4, . . ., 16 as shown below.

If outcomes are equally likely, find the probability that the pointing points to:
i] 8
ii] an even number.
iii] a prime number
iv] a number>8
v] a number `le9`
vi] a number between 3 and 11.

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The correct Answer is:
i] `(1)/(16)`
ii] `1/2`
iii] `3/8`
iv] `1/2`
v] `9/(16)`
vi] `7/(16)`.
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