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Doug is birdwatching at the coast. He records each bird he sees.

What is the experimental probability that the next bird Doug sees will be a cormorant?

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

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Answer:

1/2

Explanation:

During his time bird watching, he sees 1+1+5+8+1=16 different birds in total. Out of those, 8 are cormorant, which means that the experimental probability that the next one is is 8/16=1/2. Hope this helps!

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