You select a marble without looking and then put it back. If you do this 10 times, what is the best prediction possible for the number of times you will pick a green marble?____ times
Q. You select a marble without looking and then put it back. If you do this 10 times, what is the best prediction possible for the number of times you will pick a green marble?____ times
Determine Total Marbles: Step 1: Determine the total number of marbles and the number of green marbles. Assume there are 20 marbles in total, with 5 being green.
Calculate Probability: Step 2: Calculate the probability of picking a green marble. Probability P = Number of green marbles / Total number of marbles = 205 = 41.
Predict Green Marbles: Step 3: Predict the number of times you will pick a green marble in 10 tries. Expected number =Probability of green marble×Number of tries=41×10=2.5. Since you can't pick half a marble, round to 3.