Directions: Answer the questions in the space provided.
An attendant recorded the data in the table showing the types and colors of vehicles parked in a parking lot.
Red
Blue
Black
White
SUV
5
3
13
4
Car
14
6
19
18
Van
3
1
6
8
What is the experimental probability that the next vehicle in the lot is a red car?
*Hint* Find the number of occurrences for the compound event (red car). Then, add all boxes to find the total number of trials. Divide occurrences/total trials.
What is the experimental probability that the next vehicle in the lot is a black van?
What is the experimental probability that the next vehicle in the lot is a white SUV?
Create and answer your own experimental probability question based on the data in this table.
A cafe offers iced tea in three sizes: small, medium, and large. The tea is served plain or sweetened. Each option is ordered with about the same frequency. Use this data to find the experimental probability that the next customer who orders tea orders a medium, sweetened tea.