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A game of chance consists of spinning an arrow which comes to rest pointing at one of the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 (see figure) and these are equally likely outcomes. What is the probability that it will point at :

(i) 8? (ii) an odd number?
(iii) a number greater than 2? (iv) a number less 9?

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`(1)/(8)`, `(1)/(2)`, `(3)/(4)`, 1
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