Portia drew lollipops randomly from a bag one by one. After each draw, she recorded the flavor of the lollipop, then she returned the lollipop to the bag, and then she drew the next lollipop. Her results are recorded below.
Lollipops
Flavor Number Drawn
cherry 3
grape 6
blue raspberry 12
sour apple 13
orange 9
What is the experimental probability that a lollipop randomly drawn from the bag will be orange-flavored?
The experimental probability of drawing an orange-flavored lollipop can be calculated by taking the number of orange lollipops drawn divided by the total number of lollipops drawn.
Number of orange lollipops drawn = 9
Total number of lollipops drawn = 3 + 6 + 12 + 13 + 9 = 43
Experimental probability = 9/43 ≈ 0.2093
Therefore, the experimental probability of drawing an orange-flavored lollipop from the bag is approximately 0.2093 or 20.93%.