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A square poster has a side length of 26 in. Drawn on the poster are four identical triangles. Each triangle has a base of 8 in. and a height of 8 in. Children play a game in which they each wear a blindfold and throw a dart at the poster. A player whose dart lands inside a triangle wins a prize.

Assuming that a player's dart will always land on the poster, what is the probability of the dart landing in a triangle?

Enter your answer, as a decimal rounded to the nearest hundredth, in the box.

P(a point on a triangle) =

Respuesta :

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[tex]Probbility=\frac{desired}{total}[/tex]
[tex]P_{triangle}=\frac{Area_{triangle}}{Area_{total}}[/tex]
[tex]P_{triangle}=\frac{4\times\frac{b \times h}{2}}{s^{2}}[/tex]
[tex]P_{triangle}=\frac{4\times\frac{8 \times 8}{2}}{26^{2}}[/tex]
[tex]P_{triangle}=\frac{4\times\frac{64}{2}}{676}[/tex]
[tex]P_{triangle}=\frac{128}{676}[/tex]
[tex]P_{triangle}=0.189349112[/tex]
[tex]P_{triangle=0.19[/tex]
[tex]P_{triangle}\approx19\%[/tex]
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Answer:

.19

Step-by-step explanation:

The above answer is correct just remember to put it in decimal form.

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