Question

Natasha's cat will be having four kittens. Natasha performs a simulation by tossing a coin to model whether these kittens will be male or female.

• Let heads (H) = female kitten
• Let tails (T) = male kitten

The results of the simulation are:

1 HHHT 6. TTHT
2 HHHH 7. HHHT
3 HHTH 8. TTHH
4 THTH 9. THHT
5 THTT 10. HTTT
What is the estimated probability that at least three of the kittens will be male?

A: 5/10
B: 7/10
C: 4/10
D: 3/10

Answer 1

its 3/10=30%

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The estimated probability that at least three of the kittens will be male is determined by counting the number of simulations with at least three tails, which are 4 out of 10 trials, yielding an estimated probability of 40%. The correct answer is C: 4/10.

Step-by-step explanation:

To estimate the probability that at least three of the kittens will be male, we can count the number of simulations that resulted in at least three tails (representing male kittens). After reviewing the results of Natasha's coin toss simulation, the simulations with three or more tails are the 5th, 6th, 8th, and 10th trials. Therefore, there are 4 trials out of a total of 10 trials that meet this condition.

The estimated probability is then calculated as the number of trials with at least three males (4) divided by the total number of trials (10):

Estimated Probability = Number of successful trials / Total number of trials = 4/10 = 0.4

So, the estimated probability that at least three of the kittens will be male is 4/10 or 40%. Hence, the correct option is C: 4/10.