Question

The Hendricksons are in charge of bringing treats for 50 football players. They brought 3 coolers of popsicles and 2 coolers of ice cream sandwiches. Each player is going to randomly select a cooler from which to get their treat. Which statement best predicts how many players will get a popsicle?

Answer 1

3/5 of the players (30 players) will get a popsicle.

There are 5 coolers in total. There are 3 coolers of popsicles, which means 3/5 of the coolers are popsicle coolers.

To find out how many football players will get a popsicle, multiply the amount of football players (50) by the chance they will pick a popsicle cooler (3/5).

50 x 3/5 = 30 football players

Answer 2

There will be close to 30 football players but probably not exactly 30 football players who get a popsicle.

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