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Adele works at an appliance store. She recently sold 18 appliances, 2 of which were ovens. What is the experimental probability that the next appliance Adele sells will be an oven?

Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction or whole number.

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Answer: The experimental probability of 2/9

Explanation:

2/18= 1/9 * 2= 2/9 so on the first try,she sold 2 out of 18 which means the experimental probability is 2/18 = 1/9 so since this is the second try, you will have to multiply 1/9 by 2 to find the next possible outcome.

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