Question

Draw one candy

from the bag.
Pink=10
Purple= 6
Blue= 4
If you replace the candy each time,
predict how many times a purple
candy will be chosen out of 80 draws.
[?] times

Answer 1

24 times out of 80 draws

Explanation:

The probability of choosing a purple candy is 6 out of 20 candies, or 6/20, which simplifies to 3/10 or 0.3.

If you make 80 draws and replace the candy each time, the number of purple candies selected can be estimated using the expected value formula:

Expected value = number of trials * probability of success

In this case, the expected value is 80 * 0.3 = 24.

So, it can be estimated that a purple candy will be chosen 24 times out of 80 draws.