A fast food company puts a prize in each kid’s meal. There are 5 different prizes. The prizes were randomly placed in 60 kid’s meals. The results are shown in the table below.
Prizes in Kids' Meals
Prize Number of Meals
book 18
action figure 9
sippy cup 14
bouncy ball 12
spy glasses 7
Based on the data, what is the probability that the next kid’s meal will contain a book?
Responses
A 0.180.18
B 0.430.43
C 0.30.3
D 0.20.2
The probability that the next kid's meal will contain a book is calculated by taking the number of meals containing a book (18) and dividing it by the total number of meals (60).
So, the probability is 18/60 = 0.3
Therefore, the answer is C) 0.3