Question

Helene is doing a probability experiment. She picks a marble from a bag without looking. She writes down the marble's color in a table. Then she

puts the marble back in the bag. The table shows her data.
Color
red
blue
green
black
yellow
Number of Times
Picked
15
6
12
20
7
Based on the data in the table, what is the probability that Helene will pick a green marble next?
A
+5
OC. //
E. 1/2
OB.
O D.
100

Answer 1

C. 1/5 because if you add all the numbers together you get 60. Then 60 divided by 12 is 5. so there is a 1 in 5 chance she’ll pick a green marble (since there are 12 green marbles)