document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=487103>Question 487103</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This spinner is spun 36 times. The spinner landed on A  6  times, on B  21  times, and on C  9  times. Compute the empirical probability that the spinner will land on B.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "it lands on A 6 times<BR>\n" );
document.write( "it lands on B 21 times<BR>\n" );
document.write( "it lands on C 9 times.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the empirical probability that it will land on A is equal to 6/36.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the empirical probability that it will land on B is equal to 21/36.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the empirical probability that it will land on C is equal to 9/36.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the empirical probability that it will land on B is equal to 21/36.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "empirical means \"from experience\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if something happens x% of the time from past experience, then you can say that the probability that it will occur again is x%.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's exactly what we did above.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the x was 21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the total was 36.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x% would be 21/36 * 100 = 58.3% of the time.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the total percent should be equal to 100%.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p(A) = 6/36 = 16.7%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p(B) = 21/36 = 58.3%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p(C) = 9/36 = 25%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add them all up together and you get 16.7 + 58.3 + 25 = 100% </SPAN>\n" );
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