document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1200079>Question 1200079</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Virgil has a bag of Skittles. He randomly selected a piece of candy recorded the color and then put it back in the bag. He did this ten times and recorded the results below.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Experiment\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Trial Number	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Outcome	red	yellow	purple	purple	green	yellow	orange	red	purple	blue<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Color and Number of Candies\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then he poured all of the candies out and recorded the number of each colored candy.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Color	Green	Yellow	Orange	Red	Blue	Purple	Total<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Number of Candies	16	7	9	15	5	11	<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "63\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Enter the total in the box.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Probability of Next Candy\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Fill in the chart below with the probability of choosing the next candy.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Event	Write the probability using symbols.	Experimental Probability<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(Enter as a reduced fraction.)	Theoretical Probability<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the probability of choosing a red Skittle?	P(R)=<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the probability of choosing an orange Skittle?	Answer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(O)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the probability of choosing a purple Skittle?	P(P)=<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the probability of choosing a Skittle that is green?	Answer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(G)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " =	110<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #848092 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=GingerAle><B>GingerAle(43)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=GingerAle><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=848092\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Certainly, let's analyze the Skittles experiment.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "**Total Number of Candies**\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "* The total number of candies is **63**. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "**Probability of Choosing Next Candy**\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "| Event | Write the probability using symbols | Experimental Probability | Theoretical Probability |<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "| What is the probability of choosing a red Skittle? | P(R) | 2/10 = 1/5 | 15/63 = 5/21 |<BR>\n" );
document.write( "| What is the probability of choosing an orange Skittle? | P(O) | 1/10 | 9/63 = 3/21 = 1/7 |<BR>\n" );
document.write( "| What is the probability of choosing a purple Skittle? | P(P) | 3/10 | 11/63 | <BR>\n" );
document.write( "| What is the probability of choosing a Skittle that is green? | P(G) | 1/10 | 16/63 |\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "**Explanation**\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "* **Experimental Probability:** <BR>\n" );
document.write( "    * Based on the 10 trials, we calculate the frequency of each color and divide it by the total number of trials (10).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "* **Theoretical Probability:**<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    * We calculate the probability of each color by dividing the number of candies of that color by the total number of candies (63).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let me know if you have any other questions or would like to explore further! <BR>\n" );
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