Question

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Mrs. Carter puts a variety of wrapped chocolate candies into a bag. There
are 5 silver-wrapped candies, 1 purple-wrapped candy, 2 striped candies,
and 4 gold-wrapped candies. If 15 students select one candy at a time out
of the bag without looking, and replace the candy after each draw, how
many students would be expected to select a gold-wrapped candy from the
bag?
A. 4 Students
B. 5 Students
C. 15 Students
D. 60 Students

Answer 1

B. 5 students

Explanation:

There are 12 different candies to pick from, only 4 of which are gold. To find the chances of getting gold you divide 4 gold by the total of 12. This gives you a 1/3 chance of getting gold.

Since the chances are the same each time, you should expect 1/3 of the students to pick gold. So, divide 15 by 3(or multiply 15 by 1/3, same thing), to get 5 students.

Answer 2

4

there is only 4 golden wrapped candies