Question

A coin is thrown and it lands on a
chess board. Find the probability of it
landing on a white square if it falls
exactly inside a square.​

Answer 1

The chess board has 64 squares, 32 of which are white.

Therefore, the probability of the coin landing on a white square = 32/64 = 1/2

Answer 2

Answer:

1/2

Step-by-step explanation:

For the coin to fall within a white square, it (its centre) must fall into a smaller area inside a white square. ... So it must land within this area = 64 square cm. The area of a white square is 100 square cm = 64/100, but only every 2nd square is white, so the answer = 32/100 = 1/2