20points allison spins a spinner that has 3 3 red spaces, 4 4 blue spaces, and 2 2 green spaces. if all the spaces have an equal chance of being selected, what is the probability that allison will spin a green or a blue? enter your answer as a fraction, in lowest terms, using the / symbol, like this: 42/53

example 2 – simplify: step 1: completely factor both the numerators and denominators of all fractions. step 2: change the division sign to a multiplication sign and flip (or reciprocate) the fraction after the division sign; essential you need to multiply by the reciprocal. step 3 : cancel or reduce the fractions.

to find the total number of combinations, multiply the quantity of each item by each other:

2 pairs of shoes x 3 pairs of shorts = 6 different combinations.