Question

Each field trip boxed lunch for Mrs. Patel’s class will come with one of five different pieces of fruit: apple, banana, grapes, orange, or peach. Using the line of the random number table shown to do a simulation and assigning 2 or 3 for banana, what is the probability a boxed lunch will have a banana?
Line 20 82244 34392 96607 17220 51984 10753 76272 50985 97593 34320
A.
16%

B.
18%

C.
20%

D.
28%

Answer 1

Answer:

• Option C. 28%

Explanation:

The line of the random number table shows a total of ten 5-digit random numbers. That is a total of 50 digits.

The digits 2 and 3 represent a banana fruit. The other digits represent the other fruits.

1. Count the number of 2 and 3 in the ten random numbers from the line of the random number table:

• 82244, 34392, 96607, 17220, 51984, 10753, 76272, 50985, 97593, 34320

• That is 14.

2. Probability is the number of positive outcomes divided by the number of total outcomes.

• 14/50 = 7/25 = 0.28 = 28% ← answer