Question

The experimental probability of hearing thunder on any given day is Florida is 25%. Out of 730 days, about how many days can Floridians predict to hear thunder?

Answer 1

The Floridians can predict to hear the thunder on about 183 days out of the 730 days.

Explanation:

Given that,

• The total number of days = 730 days.
• The probability of hearing thunder on any day in Florida = 25%

Let 'x' be the number of days out of 730 days that Floridians will hear thunder.

To find the number of days that Floridians will hear thunder :

Number of days will hear thunder = 25% of Total days

The 25% can be expressed in the form of 25/100.

Therefore, the x days that Floridians will hear thunder is given as,

⇒ x = (25/100) × 730

Further simplifying the above equation,

⇒ x = 2.5 × 73

⇒ x = 182.5

Since the number next to the decimal point is equal to 5, round it to the nearest integer.

Therefore, the value of x is approximately equal to 183 days.

Thus the Floridians can predict to hear the thunder on about 183 days out of the 730 days.