Suppose the probability of selecting a supermarket shopper who prefers plastic bags instead of paper bags is 50%. Out of 150 shoppers, how many can you expect will prefer plastic bags?(1 point)

Question

Suppose the probability of selecting a supermarket shopper who prefers plastic bags instead of paper bags is 50%. Out of 150 shoppers, how many can you expect will prefer plastic bags?(1 point)
Responses

70

100

75

50

GPT 3.5 · Answer

75 Expected value = probability * total number of shoppers Expected value = 0.50 * 150 Expected value = 75 Therefore, you can expect 75 shoppers out of 150 to prefer plastic bags.