A jewelry store recently sold 19 pins and 51 other pieces of jewelry. What is the experimental probability that the next piece of jewelry sold will be a pin?
Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction or whole number.
The store sold 70 pieces of jewelry.
What fraction is 19 out of 70?
19/70 cannot be simplified
19+51 = 70
You're right. 19/70 is the answer.
To find the experimental probability that the next piece of jewelry sold will be a pin, we need to determine the number of pins sold out of the total number of jewelry items sold.
The total number of jewelry items sold is the sum of the pins sold and the other pieces of jewelry sold. In this case, the total number of jewelry items sold is 19 (pins) + 51 (other pieces of jewelry) = 70.
Now, to find the experimental probability, we need to divide the number of pins sold by the total number of jewelry items sold.
Experimental probability = Number of pins sold / Total number of jewelry items sold
= 19 / 70
Therefore, the experimental probability that the next piece of jewelry sold will be a pin is 19/70.