A student kept track of the prizes won in a contest over several months.

What is the probability that someone who won a prize won an audio player in this contest?

A.
The experimental probability is 0.8%.

B.
The experimental probability is 8%.

C.
The theoretical probability is 0.8%.

D.
The theoretical probability is 8%.
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Question

A student kept track of the prizes won in a contest over several months. 

What is the probability that someone who won a prize won an audio player in this contest?
  

 
 A.
The experimental probability is 0.8%.
 
 B.
The experimental probability is 8%.
 
 C.
The theoretical probability is 0.8%.
 
 D.
The theoretical probability is 8%.
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anonymous · Answer

The answer is A, Number of audio players/ number of prizes. then x100 to get a %. it's experimental as its been cared out and there are results that cannot be argued with.  theoretical is about what mathematically should happen, such as a coin flip.