Question

The Hendricksons are in charge of bringing treats for 50 football players. They brought 3 coolers of popsicles and 2

coolers of ice cream sandwiches. Each player is going to randomly select a cooler from which to get their treat.
Which statement best predicts how many football players will get a popsicle?

Answer 1

Answer: Close to 30 but not 30 will get a popsicle.

Explanation:

Here 3 coolers so if it pick the 3 out of 5 so 3/5= 0.6

and 50 players so 50*0.6= 30 but its probability will be 30 but not exactly 30.

Answer 2

50(0.6)

Explanation:

There are 5 coolers at the event - 3 popsicles, and 2 ice cream. If randomly selecting a cooler, that means there's a 3 in 5 chance you will get a popsicle, which simplifies to 0.6. So simply multiply the probability (0.6) by the amount of football players (50) to get the answer, which is that 30 football players will get a popsicle.