Question

Pamela is doing a probability experiment with a box of colored paperclips comprised of red, green, blue, and yellow paperclips. She is drawing a paperclip at random from the box and records the color before returning the paperclip to the box. Her results are shown in the table below.

Color Number of
Times Drawn
Red 44
Green 38
Blue 42
Yellow 36

Complete the following sentences based on the outcomes in the table.

If a paperclip is drawn a total of 800 times, a yellow paperclip is expected to be drawn roughly
times.

If a paperclip is drawn a total of 80 times, a blue paper clip is expected to be drawn roughly
times.

If a paperclip is drawn a total of
times, a green paper clip is expected to be drawn roughly 1,235 times.

Answer 1

option c

Explanation:

Answer 2

Explanation:

To calculate the number of yellow paperclips expected to be drawn if a paperclip is drawn 800 times, multiply the number of draws by the probability of drawing a yellow paperclip.

Therefore, if a paperclip is drawn a total of 800 times, a yellow paperclip is expected to be drawn roughly 180 times.

To calculate the number of blue paperclips expected to be drawn if a paperclip is drawn 80 times, multiply the number of draws by the probability of drawing a blue paperclip.

Thus, if a paperclip is drawn a total of 80 times, a blue paper clip is expected to be drawn roughly 21 times.

Finally, calculate the number of draws necessary if a green paperclip is drawn roughly 1,235 times, divide 1,235 by the probability of drawing a green paperclip.

Therefore, If a paperclip is drawn a total of 5,200 times, a green paper clip is expected to be drawn roughly 1,235 times.