Question

While waiting for the school bus, Rachelle records the colors of all cars passing through an intersection. The table shows the results. Estimate the probabithe next car through the intersection will be silver. Express your answer as a percent. If necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

26.1%

Step-by-step explanation:

Taking into account the table, we can calculate the total number of cars as follows

12 + 9 + 20 + 5 = 46

Then, from thos 46 cars, 12 are silver. So, the probability that the next car will be silver is equal to:

P = 12/46 = 0.261

Which written as a percentage is equal to

0.261 x 100 = 26.1%

Therefore, the answer is 26.1%