Based on probability and if it is appropriate for a decision to be left up to chance, choose every situation that is both statistically fair and morally fair.
Situation #1 A high school student is deciding whether to first clean his room or do his homework. He decides by picking a tile at random from a bag of lettered tiles. If he picks a consonant he will clean his room, and if he picks a vowel he will do his homework.
Situation #2 There are four candidates eligible for a vacancy at a company. Ignoring qualifications and experience, the recruitment manager decides which candidate to hire by writing their names on pieces of paper, shuffling the papers, and drawing one at random.
Situation #3 Five cousins are deciding which board game to play. They each write their preferred game on a different section of a spinner that has five equally-sized sections. They spin the spinner and will play the game written on the section where the spinner lands.
Situation #4 To determine who can choose the spot for a picnic, Kate picks a tile at random from a collection of five tiles, numbered 2 through 6. Kate chooses the spot if she picks a prime number, and Charles chooses if Kate picks a composite number.
Situation #5 Five roommates all want to attend an event, but they only have four invites. To decide who will attend, they shuffle a set of five cards consisting of four aces and a king. Each roommate is randomly dealt a card. The ones dealt an ace will attend the event.
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