Question

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A bag contains 4 red pencils, 6 blue pencils, and 5 green pencils. A pencil is randomly selected, its color is recorded, and it is returned to the bag. This is repeated 1350 times. How many times is it expected that a green pencil will be selected?
A. approximately 360 times
B. approximately 450 times
C. approximately 540 times
D. approximately 900 times

Answer 1

450

Explanation:

1. Based on the given conditions, formulate:

1350 x 5 ÷ (5 + 4 + 6)

2. Calculate


`(1350x5)/(5 + 4 + 6)` The numerator is 1350 multiply by 5

`(6750)/(5 + 4 + 6)`

`(6750)/(15)`

Answer: 450