SOLUTION: HI THIS IS MY QUESTION THAT I NEED SOLVING PETER AND LYN ARE CARRYING OUT AN EXPERIMENT TO ESTIMATE THE NUMBER OF DIFFERENT COLOURED BALLS IN A BAG. *THEY TAKE IT IN TURN

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Question 109291: HI
THIS IS MY QUESTION THAT I NEED SOLVING
PETER AND LYN ARE CARRYING OUT AN EXPERIMENT TO ESTIMATE THE NUMBER OF DIFFERENT COLOURED BALLS IN A BAG.
*THEY TAKE IT IN TURNS TO DRAW A BALL FROM THE BAG
*THEY NOTE ITS COLOUR AND RECORD IT IN A TABLE
*THEY REPEAT THIS 10 TIMES
*THE BAG CONTAINS 20 BALLS IN TOTAL
HERE ARE THE RESULTS
BLUE 3
GREEN 2
RED 4
YELLOW 1
USE THE RESULTS TO ESTIMATE THE PROBABILITY OF DRAWING EACH COLOUR BALL FROM THE BAG?

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PETER AND LYN ARE CARRYING OUT AN EXPERIMENT TO ESTIMATE THE NUMBER OF DIFFERENT COLOURED BALLS IN A BAG.
*THEY TAKE IT IN TURNS TO DRAW A BALL FROM THE BAG
*THEY NOTE ITS COLOUR AND RECORD IT IN A TABLE
*THEY REPEAT THIS 10 TIMES
*THE BAG CONTAINS 20 BALLS IN TOTAL
HERE ARE THE RESULTS
BLUE 3
GREEN 2
RED 4
YELLOW 1
USE THE RESULTS TO ESTIMATE THE PROBABILITY OF DRAWING EACH COLOUR BALL FROM THE BAG?
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P(blue) = 3/10
P(Green) = 2/10
P(red)=4/10
P(yellow)=1/10
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cheers,
Stan H.