Question

based On this data, what is a reasonable estimate of the probability that a van is the next type of vehicle rented

Answer 1

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Shaniya owns a company that rents cars called Car Go. The following bar graph summarized the type of vehicles rented last week. Based on the data, what is a reasonable estimate of the probability that a van is the next of the vehicle rented?

The graph is attached down

Answer:

The probability that a van is the next type of vehicle rented is 25% or $\frac{1}{4}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Probability of an event = outcomes of the event ÷ total outcomes

From the attached graph

∵ The number of cars rented is 8

∵ The number of vans rented is 5

∵ The number of trucks rented is 4

∵ The number of motorcycles rented is 3

- Add all of them to find the number of vehicles rented

∴ The number of vehicles rented = 8 + 5 + 4 + 3 = 20

To find the probability of that a van is the next type of vehicle rented divide the number of the vans by the number of the vehicles

∵ The number of vans = 5

∵ The number of vehicles = 20

∴ P(van) = $\frac{5}{20}$

- Divide up and down by 5 to simplify it

∴ P(van) = $\frac{1}{4}$

- To change it to percent multiply it by 100%

∴ P(van) = $\frac{1}{4}$ × 100% = 25%

The probability that a van is the next type of vehicle rented is 25% or $\frac{1}{4}$