Problema Solution
Sarah runs a day care center. Of the last 18 children to enroll at the day care center, 9 of them have been preschoolers. What is the experimental probability that the next child to enroll will be a preschooler?
Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction or whole number.
P(preschooler) =
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Experimental probability is ratio of the number of times an event occurs to total number of trials or times the event is performed.
P(preschooler) = 9/18
P(preschooler) = 1/2
The experimental probability that the next child to enroll will be a preschooler is 1/2 or 0.5.