A grocery store recently sold 12 cans of soup, 6 of which were black bean soup. Based on experimental probability, how many of the next 20 cans sold should you expect to be black bean soup?
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Based on experimental probability, how many of the next 20 cans sold should you expect to be black bean soup?
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To find the expected number of black bean soup cans sold from the next 20 cans, we can use the experimental probability based on the previous sales.
1. First, calculate the probability of selling black bean soup:
– Sold black bean soup cans = 6
– Total sold cans = 12
– Probability = (Number of black bean soup cans) / (Total number of cans sold) = 6/12 = 0.5
2. Now, apply this probability to the next 20 cans:
– Expected number of black bean soup cans = Probability × Total cans = 0.5 × 20 = 10
So, you should expect to sell about 10 cans of black bean soup out of the next 20 cans sold.