SOLUTION: A golf bag contains 8 blue and 12 yellow golf balls. What is a reasonable prediction of selecting a yellow golf ball by 120 people, if the golf balls are replaced after each draw?
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Question 1206811: A golf bag contains 8 blue and 12 yellow golf balls. What is a reasonable prediction of selecting a yellow golf ball by 120 people, if the golf balls are replaced after each draw?
A)200
B)72 Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! a reasonable prediction would be 72 because 12/20 * 120 = 72.
12/20 is the probability of picking a yellow ball because there are 12 yellow balls out of a total of 20.
