SOLUTION: magine that you are playing darts. Over three days of play, you throw the darts 503 times as you attempt to hit a bullseye. 74 of your attempts hit a bullseye, however, 18 of your
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Question 990716: magine that you are playing darts. Over three days of play, you throw the darts 503 times as you attempt to hit a bullseye. 74 of your attempts hit a bullseye, however, 18 of your attempts miss the dart board entirely.
What is the probability, in the long run, of hitting a bullseye? (report a number rounded to the nearest two decimal places, but not a fraction)
wpuld it be 18/503? or 74/503?? Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
Empirical probability is the number of successes divided by the number of trials. The 18 that miss the board entirely are irrelevant. Missing the board entirely is just as much a failure to hit the bullseye as a dart touching the outside of the bullseye wire.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
