Avery is playing darts. So far, she has hit the bullseye 5 times and missed the bullseye 45 times. What is the experimental probability that Avery will hit the bullseye on her next toss?
Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction or whole number.
1/9
5/50 = 1/10
oops, silly mistake on my part. thanks for catching it!
To find the experimental probability of Avery hitting the bullseye on her next toss, we need to determine the ratio of the number of times she hit the bullseye to the total number of tosses.
From the information given, we know that Avery hit the bullseye 5 times and missed it 45 times. The total number of tosses is the sum of these two values, which is 5 + 45 = 50.
Now, we can calculate the experimental probability by dividing the number of successful outcomes (hitting the bullseye) by the total number of outcomes (the total number of tosses).
Experimental probability = Number of successful outcomes / Total number of outcomes
In this case, the number of successful outcomes is 5, and the total number of outcomes is 50, so:
Experimental probability = 5 / 50
To simplify this fraction, we can divide both numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 5:
Experimental probability = (5 ÷ 5) / (50 ÷ 5)
= 1 / 10
Therefore, the experimental probability of Avery hitting the bullseye on her next toss is 1/10 or 0.1.