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A bag contains 3 red and 2 blue counters. A counter is picked at

random and then replaced, 40 times. How many red counters do
you expect?​

User Marko D
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Answer:

24.

Explanation:

The fraction of red counters in the bag = 3/5.

So you'd expect 3/5 * 40

= 120/5

= 24.

User JD Davis
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