Question

Jimmy rolls a number cube multiple times and records the data in the table above. At the end of the experiment, he counts that he had rolled 140 fives. Find the experimental probability of not rolling a five, based in Jimmy’s experiment. Round the answer to the nearest thousandth.

A. 0.140
B. 0.167
C. 0.667
D. 0.860

Answer 1

Answer: D. 0.860

Explanation:

In the table we can see that he rolled the cube 1000 times, and he recorded that 140 of those times he rolled a 5.

Then, the probability of rolling a 5 will be equal to:

P1 = 140/1000 = 0.14

Now, the probabilty of NOT rolling a 5, is equal to the rest of the probabilities, this is:

P2 = 1 - 0.14 = 0.86

then the correct option is D