You select a marble without looking and then put it back. If you do this 8 times, what is the best prediction possible for the number of times you will pick a marble that is not pink?Choices:(A) 6(B) 1(C) 5(D) 4
Q. You select a marble without looking and then put it back. If you do this 8 times, what is the best prediction possible for the number of times you will pick a marble that is not pink?Choices:(A) 6(B) 1(C) 5(D) 4
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 10 marbles in total, and 2 of them are pink. This means 8 marbles are not pink.
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 = 108=0.8.
Expected Number of Non-Pink Marbles: Since the event of picking a marble is repeated 8 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=6.4. Since we can't pick a fraction of a marble, we round down to 6.