Jennifer runs a restaurant that offers a children's menu. This past week, 24 children ate at her restaurant, and 8 of them ordered macaroni and cheese. What is the experimental probability that the next child to eat in Jennifer's restaurant will order macaroni and cheese?
Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction or whole number.
pr= 8/24=1/3
To find the experimental probability, we need to divide the number of favorable outcomes (children who ordered macaroni and cheese) by the total number of outcomes (children who ate at the restaurant).
In this case, there were 8 children who ordered macaroni and cheese out of the total of 24 children who ate at the restaurant. Therefore, the experimental probability can be calculated as:
Experimental Probability = Number of Favorable Outcomes / Total Number of Outcomes
Experimental Probability = 8 / 24
Now let's simplify this fraction. Both 8 and 24 can be divided by 8:
Experimental Probability = (8 ÷ 8) / (24 ÷ 8)
Experimental Probability = 1 / (3)
Therefore, the experimental probability that the next child to eat in Jennifer's restaurant will order macaroni and cheese is 1/3.