Aspinner with 8 equally sized slices is shown below. the dial is spun and stops on a slice at random. what are the odds in favor of landing on a black slice?

Liang bought a basket of apples to make pies for her friends. the basket of apples weighed p pounds. before she had time to make the pies, she ate 3 pounds of apples. there are 17 pounds of apples left to make pies.