A card was selected at random from a standard deck of cards. The suit of the card was recorded, and then the card was put back in the deck. The table shows the results after 40 trials.

What is the relative frequency of selecting a heart?

outcome : club diamond heart spade
number or trials: 8 12 14 6

A) 15% B)25% C) 27% D)35%

Question

A card was selected at random from a standard deck of cards. The suit of the card was recorded, and then the card was put back in the deck. The table shows the results after 40 trials.

 

What is the relative frequency of selecting a heart?

    outcome :       club diamond heart spade
number or trials:  8       12        14        6

     A) 15%     B)25%    C) 27%   D)35%

anonymous · Answer

@gorv

anonymous · Answer

The frequency of picking a given suit is $\dfrac{\text{number of times suit was picked}}{\text{total trials}}$