Question

An 8 sided die, which may or may not be a fair die, has 4 colors on it; you have been tossing the die for an hour and have recorded the color rolled for each loss. What is the probability you will roll a purple on your next toss of the die? Enter your answer as a simplified fraction or a decimal rounded to four decimal places.

Red Purple Yellow Orange
44 37 41 21

Answer 1

0.2587 = 25.87% probability you will roll a purple on your next toss of the die.

Explanation:

A probability is the number of desired outcomes divided by the number of total outcomes.

In an experimental probability, which is the case in this question, the number of outcomes is taken from previous experiments.

In this question:

44 + 37 + 41 + 21 = 143 tosses.

37 purple.

What is the probability you will roll a purple on your next toss of the die?

`p = (37)/(143) = 0.2587`

0.2587 = 25.87% probability you will roll a purple on your next toss of the die.