Question

The Pines Golf Course is offering free Ice cream cones to golfers who hit their tee shot on the green at hole 7! The following bar graph summarizes the tee shots from this morning.

Based on the data, what is a reasonable estimate of the probability that the next tee shot ends up on the green?
A: 14%
B: 17%
C: 18%
D: 21%

Answer 1

Answer: Choice B) 17%

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 4 shots that land on the green in this sample size. The height of the bar tells us this directly.

Add up the heights of each bar to get 4+5+7+3+5 = 24 which is the total number of shots. The probability of landing on the green is 4/24 = 1/6 = 0.1667 = 16.67% approximately. This rounds to 17%