Ellen has a bag with 3 red marbles and 2 blue marbles in it. she is going to randomly draw a marble from the bag 300 times, putting the marble back in the bag after each draw. what is the best prediction for the number of times that ellen will draw a blue marble?

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Answer:

In 300 draws Ellen should expect to draw a blue marble 120 times.

Step-by-step explanation:

Number of red marbles = 3

Number of blue marbles = 2

Total number of marbles = [tex]3+2=5[/tex]

Probability of drawing blue marbles = [tex]\frac{numberof possible outcomes}{total number of outcomes}[/tex]

=> [tex]\frac{2}{5}[/tex] = 0.4

Total number of draws = 300

So, in 300 draws Ellen should expect to draw a blue marble:

[tex]0.4\times300=120[/tex] times.

And in case if red is needed, it becomes: [tex]0.6\times300=180[/tex] times.

Answer:

close to 120 but not exactly

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