Question

Mark draws a card 50 times from a standard deck of 52 cards and gets a Heart 8 times. What is the experimental probability that he draws a Heart on his next draw?

A) 2:13
B) 4:25
C) 1:4
D) 8:13

Answer 1

The experimental probability of drawing a Heart from the deck, based on 50 previous draws with 8 Hearts, is 4/25, which corresponds to answer choice B.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks about the experimental probability of drawing a Heart from a standard deck of 52 cards based on past draws. After 50 draws, in which a Heart was drawn 8 times, the experimental probability of drawing a Heart on the next draw, would be based on these previous results, which is 8 out of 50, or

8/50 which reduces to 4/25 when simplified. Hence, the correct answer is B) 4:25. It's important to note that experimental probability is based on the outcomes of an experiment or past events, and can be different from theoretical probability, which would be 13/52 or 1/4 for drawing a heart from a full deck of cards.

Answer 2

Experimental probability is defined as the ratio of the number of times an event occurs to the total number of trials the activity is performed

In this case the number that the event occurred is 8 and the number of trials is 50, so the ratio is 8/50 = 4/25.

Then the answer is option B: 4/25