Question

A bag of m & m is dumped on the table and you count 82 blue pieces.approximately how many m&ms do you expect to be in the entire bag based on the entire class. Round to the nearest whole m&m

Answer 1

Answer: Based on the information provided, we can use the proportion of blue m&ms found in the sample (82 out of some larger total number of m&ms) to estimate the total number of m&ms in the entire bag.

If we let x be the total number of m&ms in the bag, we can set up the proportion:

82/x = blue m&ms / total m&ms

To solve for x, we can cross-multiply and divide by 82:

x = 82 * total m&ms / blue m&ms

x = 82 * 1

x ≈ 82

Therefore, based on the sample, we expect there to be approximately 82 m&ms in the entire bag, rounded to the nearest whole m&m.

It's worth noting that this is an estimation, and the actual number of m&ms in the bag may be different.

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