SOLUTION: Myra is playing a board game. After 12 turns, Myra has landed on a blue space 3 times. If the game will last for 100 turns how do I predict how many times Myra will land on blue

Question 1012575: Myra is playing a board game. After 12 turns, Myra has landed on a blue space 3 times. If the game will last for 100 turns how do I predict how many times Myra will land on blue

Found 2 solutions by macston, fractalier:
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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x=prediction
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Using ratio:
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ANSWER: She should land on blue 25 times in 100 turns.
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We can solve the proportion

We cross-multiply and get
12x = 300 and
x = 25 times
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