At a glass vase factory, 14 out of the last 96 vases produced were chipped. What is the experimental probability that the next vase will be chipped?
Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction or whole number.
To find the experimental probability that the next vase will be chipped, we need to divide the number of chipped vases by the total number of vases produced.
In this case, there were 14 chipped vases out of a total of 96 vases produced.
Therefore, the experimental probability can be calculated as:
Experimental Probability = Number of Chipped Vases / Total Number of Vases
Plugging in the values, we get:
Experimental Probability = 14 / 96
Simplifying this fraction, we can divide the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor (GCD), which is 2 in this case:
Experimental Probability = (14 / 2) / (96 / 2)
= 7 / 48
So, the experimental probability that the next vase will be chipped is 7/48.