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You select a marble without looking and then put it back. If you do this 88 times, what is the best prediction possible for the number of times you will pick a marble that is not pink?\newlineChoices:\newline(A) 66\newline(B) 11\newline(C) 55\newline(D) 44

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Q. You select a marble without looking and then put it back. If you do this 88 times, what is the best prediction possible for the number of times you will pick a marble that is not pink?\newlineChoices:\newline(A) 66\newline(B) 11\newline(C) 55\newline(D) 44
  1. Total Marbles and Pink Count: First, we need to know the total number of marbles and how many of them are not pink. Let's assume there are 1010 marbles in total, and 22 of them are pink. This means 88 marbles are not pink.
  2. Calculate Probability of Non-Pink Marble: Next, we calculate the probability of picking a non-pink marble in one draw. Probability = Number of non-pink marbles / Total number of marbles = 810=0.8\frac{8}{10} = 0.8.
  3. Expected Number of Non-Pink Marbles: Since the event of picking a marble is repeated 88 times with replacement, we multiply the probability of picking a non-pink marble by the number of trials. Expected number of times picking non-pink marble = 0.8×8=6.40.8 \times 8 = 6.4. Since we can't pick a fraction of a marble, we round down to 66.

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