Question

Of the last 6 flights to arrive at Wildgrove Airport, 3 were late. Considering this data, how many of the next 14 flights would you expect to arrive late? *

Answer 1

You would expect 7 flights to arrive late

Explanation:

First we need to find the fraction of the last flights that were late.

We have 3 out of 6 flights were late. That is;

3 out of 6 =
`(3)/(6)` =
`(1)/(2)`

S, half of the flights were late.

So, we expect half of the next flights to be late, as well.

That is, Half of 14 flights =
`(1)/(2)` × 14 = 7 flights

Answer 2

7 flights

Explanation:

To solve this problem we can establish a rule of three using the information that the question gave:

In the last 6 flights, 3 were late, so from the next 14 flights, how many we expect to be late:

6 total flights -> 3 flights late

14 total flights -> X flights late

6/14 = 3/X

X = 14 * 3 / 6 = 7

From the 14 flights, we expect 7 flights to be late.