Question

Of the last 20 contestants on a game show, 8 won a prize what is the experimental probability that the next contestant will win a prize?

Answer 1

2/5

Explanation:

Probability calculates the likelihood of an event occurring. The likelihood of the event occurring lies between 0 and 1. It is zero if the event does not occur and 1 if the event occurs.

For example, the probability that it would rain on Friday is between o and 1. If it rains, a value of one is attached to the event. If it doesn't a value of zero is attached to the event.

Experimental probability is based on the result of an experiment that has been carried out multiples times

probability that the next contestant will win a prize = number of contestants that won in the last games / total number of contestants in the last games

8/20

To transform to the simplest form. divide both the numerator and the denominator by 4

2/5