Question

A piece of buttered toast falls to the floor 17 times. The toast landed buttered side up 6 times. What is the probability that the toast lands buttered side down?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

A piece of buttered toast falls to the floor 17 times. The toast landed buttered side up 6 times.

It means that the total number of outcomes are 17

We need to find the probability that the toast lands buttered side down. Favourable oucome is 17-6 = 11

So, probability is given by :

$P(E)=\dfrac{\text{favourable outcomes}}{\text{total no of outcomes}}$

$P(E)=\dfrac{11}{17}$

So, the  probability that the toast lands buttered side down is 11/17.