Question

A scoop from a bin of assorted jelly beans contained a mix of flavors. root beer 5 licorice 22 cinnamon 6 What is the experimental probability that the next jelly bean scooped from the bin will be a cinnamon jelly bean? Write your answer as a fraction or whole number. P(cinnamon)=

Answer 1

Answer: The experimental probability of an event happening is defined as the number of times the event occurs divided by the total number of trials.

In this case, the number of cinnamon jelly beans in the scoop is 6. The total number of jelly beans in the scoop is 5+22+6=33.

Therefore, the experimental probability of scooping a cinnamon jelly bean from the bin is:

P(cinnamon) = number of cinnamon jelly beans / total number of jelly beans

P(cinnamon) = 6 / 33

P(cinnamon) = 2 / 11

So the experimental probability of scooping a cinnamon jelly bean from the bin is 2/11, which can be written as a fraction.

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