Question

For a class project, John counted vehicles that drove through an intersection near his house. On the first day, 7 out of 12 vehicles were truck.
Part A: What was the experimental probability that was a vehicle driving through the intersection was a truck?

Answer 1

@SolomonZelman

Answer 2

@perl

Answer 3

wouldent it be 7/12? i mean you cant simplify it anymore than that

Answer 4

right

Answer 5

Okay. Thanks that what I got.

Answer 6

Another question, please?

Answer 7

ok cool

Answer 8

Lauren spins the spinner 50 times. Which is the best estimate of the number of times she will land on the number 4?

Answer 9

I thought of dividing 50 by 4. The quotient was 12.5 so I rounded it it off to 13.

Answer 10

Am I correct?

Answer 11

Sorry if it doesn't look too equivalent with the others.

Answer 12

@SolomonZelman

Answer 13

@perl

Answer 14

@SolomonZelman I need help on the second question.

Answer 15

spins a spinner? what does the spinner have on it?

Answer 16

1-4 ? how do you know ?

Answer 17

I have the sheet.

Answer 18

so it is given that spinner has numbers 1-4 ?

Answer 19

Yes

Answer 20

but, if you are starting from 1 don't round up

Answer 21

But it's asking for you to find how many times it will land on 4.

Answer 22

For example, if I have 44 apples, and I want to distribute them to 9 friends.
I will be able to give 4 whole apples to each.

Don't round up to 5.

Answer 23

Is it possible to have 12.5 times on 4?

Answer 24

it will go on 4, 12 times (12 cycles/circles), and then will hit 1, hit 2 and stop

Answer 25

One of my friend took the test. And she said that there was no option that had decimals in it.

Answer 26

so it is only hitting 4 12 times, not 13. (Just like in my proposed case with apples.)

Answer 27

I am saying to round it down, not to not round it at all

Answer 28

i agree with your work
50 * 1/4 = 12.5 ~ 13 times

Answer 29

but you don't actually have 13

Answer 30

Thank you

Answer 31

you only have 12 hits on 4, then it hits a 1 then hits a 2. THEN STOPS !

Answer 32

it is not hitting "4" 13 times, does it?

Answer 33

re-consider my case with apples, maybe

Answer 34

am I sense-less /

Answer 35

I posted a new question @perl

Answer 36

where is it

Answer 37

I mentioned you.