Math Problem Statement
Hannah has a bag that contains pineapple chews, apple chews, and peach chews. She performs an experiment. Hannah randomly removes a chew from the bag, records the result, and returns the chew to the bag. Hannah performs the experiment 20 times. The results are shown below: A pineapple chew was selected 5 times. A apple chew was selected 7 times. A peach chew was selected 8 times.
Based on these results, express the probability that the next chew Hannah removes from the bag will be a flavor other than peach as a percent to the nearest whole number.
Solution
To determine the probability that the next chew Hannah removes from the bag will be a flavor other than peach, we first need to calculate the total number of selections and then determine how many selections were not peach chews.
Step 1: Calculate the total number of trials
Hannah performed the experiment 20 times, so the total number of selections is:
Step 2: Calculate the number of times a peach chew was selected
Hannah selected a peach chew 8 times. To find the number of times she selected a chew that was not peach, we subtract the number of peach chews from the total:
Step 3: Calculate the probability of selecting a chew that is not peach
The probability of selecting a chew that is not peach is the ratio of the number of non-peach selections to the total number of selections:
Step 4: Convert the probability to a percentage
To express the probability as a percentage, we multiply by 100:
Final Answer:
The probability that the next chew will be a flavor other than peach is 60%.
Would you like further details or have any questions? Here are some related questions you can explore:
- How would the probability change if the experiment had been performed 50 times?
- If Hannah had selected pineapple chews 10 times, what would the probability of a non-peach chew be?
- How does the number of trials affect the accuracy of the probability?
- If the selection probabilities were different for each flavor, how could we calculate the expected number of selections for each flavor?
- How can we use the experimental probability to estimate theoretical probabilities?
Tip: Probabilities are always based on relative frequencies when dealing with experiments, so increasing the number of trials typically gives a more accurate estimate of the actual probability.
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Math Problem Analysis
Mathematical Concepts
Probability
Experimental Probability
Percentages
Formulas
P(Not peach) = (Not peach selections) / (Total selections)
Percentage = Probability * 100
Theorems
Law of Large Numbers
Suitable Grade Level
Grades 6-8