You select a marble without looking and then put it back. If you do this 9 times, what is the best prediction possible for the number of times you will pick an orange marble?_____ times
Q. You select a marble without looking and then put it back. If you do this 9 times, what is the best prediction possible for the number of times you will pick an orange marble?_____ times
Determine Total Marbles: Step 1: Determine the total number of marbles and the number of orange marbles. Assume there are 20 marbles in total, with 5 being orange.
Calculate Probability: Step 2: Calculate the probability of picking an orange marble. Probability P = Number of orange marbles / Total number of marbles = 205 = 41.
Predict Marble Picks: Step 3: Use the probability to predict the number of times an orange marble will be picked in 9 trials. Expected number of times = Probability of picking an orange marble × Number of trials = 41×9=2.25. Since we can't pick a fraction of a marble, round down to 2.