A grocery store recently sold 10 cans of soup, 5 of which were lentil soup. What is the experimental probability that the next can sold will be lentil soup?
The experimental probability of the next can sold being lentil soup is 5/10 or 1/2.
To find the experimental probability, you need to determine how many times the desired outcome occurred and divide it by the total number of outcomes. In this case, the desired outcome is selling a can of lentil soup.
The given information states that out of the 10 cans sold, 5 were lentil soup. Therefore, the number of desired outcomes is 5 (cans of lentil soup), and the total number of outcomes is 10 (cans in total).
To calculate the experimental probability, divide the number of desired outcomes by the total number of outcomes:
Experimental Probability = Desired Outcomes / Total Outcomes
Experimental Probability = 5 / 10
Experimental Probability = 1/2 or 0.5
Therefore, the experimental probability that the next can sold will be lentil soup is 1/2 or 0.5.
To find the experimental probability, you need to divide the number of desired outcomes by the total number of outcomes. In this case, the desired outcome is selling lentil soup, and the total number of outcomes is selling any can of soup.
The given information states that out of a total of 10 cans of soup sold, 5 of them were lentil soup. Therefore, the number of desired outcomes is 5 (selling lentil soup), and the total number of outcomes is 10 (selling any can of soup).
So, the experimental probability of the next can sold being lentil soup is:
Number of desired outcomes / Total number of outcomes
= 5 / 10
= 0.5 or 50%
Hence, the experimental probability that the next can sold will be lentil soup is 0.5 or 50%.