Edexcel IGCSE Math A 6.3.B probability scale
Practise probability-scale questions by placing a probability on the scale, comparing values and linking fractions to chance.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2018
- Course
- Math A 4MA1
- Level
- Higher
Practise probability-scale questions by placing a probability on the scale, comparing values and linking fractions to chance.
A biased spinner has three sections each of a different colour.
The table shows the probability that, when the spinner is spun once, it will land on blue or on orange or on white.

Work out the value of x
The spinner is spun 250 times.
Remaining probability:
1-0.58=0.42
Since the other probabilities are 2x and x:
0.58+2x+x=13x=0.42
Final answer:
x=0.14
Equivalent answers accepted, for example 14% or 507.