Question

Michael has a bag of marbles. The frequency of selecting each color is recorded in the table below.

Outcome Frequency
Green 4
Black 6
Orange 5

Based on the given frequency, determine the experimental probability of selecting an orange marble.
0.27
0.33
0.40
0.67

Answer 1

Explanation:

To determine the experimental probability of selecting an orange marble, we need to divide the number of orange marbles selected by the total number of marbles selected.

From the table, we know that the number of orange marbles selected is 5 and the total number of marbles selected is 15 (4 green + 6 black + 5 orange).

So the experimental probability of selecting an orange marble is:

5 orange marbles / 15 total marbles = 5/15

Which simplifies to 1/3 or 0.33, or 33%.

So the experimental probability of selecting an orange marble is 0.33 or 33%