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?
The probability of getting a book as a prize in the next kid's meal can be calculated by dividing the number of meals with a book prize by the total number of meals.
Number of meals with a book prize = 18
Total number of meals = 60
Probability = Number of meals with a book prize / Total number of meals
Probability = 18 / 60
Probability = 0.3
Therefore, the probability that the next kid's meal will contain a book prize is 0.3 or 30%.