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Lisa and Bart spin this spinner 60 times the result are below/ black=17 blue=15 orange=21 purple=7 a. What is the experimental probability of a spin of orange? B which color had an experimental probability that matched its theoretical probability

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a) 35% because 21÷60= 0.35
b) blue because each color has the theoretical probability of 25%. 15÷60=0.25
User Adam Larsen
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\text{Answer: a) }P(\text{ getting an orange )}=(7)/(20)

b) Blue color had an experimental probability that matched its theoretical probability.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Number of times this spinner is spinned = 60

Number of times black occur = 17

Number of times blue occur = 15

Number of times orange occur = 21

Number of times purple occur = 7

a) So, Experimental probability of a spin of orange is given by


P(\text{ getting an orange }=\frac{\text{ Number of times orange occur}}{\text{total number of times the spinner spins}}\\\\P(\text{ getting an orange})}=(21)/(60)=(7)/(20)

b) which color had an experimental probability that matched its theoretical probability.

According to theoretical probability ,

Every event must have equal probability, i.e.
(1)/(4)

And,


P(\text{ getting blue color)}=(15)/(60)=(1)/(4)

So, Blue color had an experimental probability that matched its theoretical probability.





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