Ms. Phillips works for a research firm who is polling women in a mall about their handbag color preferences.
Respondent Response Respondent Response
1 white 11 black
2 pink 12 blue
3 red 13 white
4 black 14 pink
5 red 15 blue
6 pink 16 red
7 red 17 white
8 blue 18 red
9 red 19 blue
10 white 20 pink
What is the experimental probability that the next woman Ms. Phillips polls chooses red?
The experimental probability of an event happening is calculated by taking the number of times the event occurred and dividing it by the total number of trials.
In this case, the event is choosing a red handbag. From the data provided, there are 6 instances where a woman chose a red handbag out of a total of 20 respondents.
Therefore, the experimental probability of the next woman choosing a red handbag is 6/20 = 0.3 or 30%.