Question

A computer program selects purple, pink or orange as the background color each time the program is used. The program was used 30 times on the same computer in one week. Of those 30 times, a purple background appeared 12 times and a pink background appeared 10 times. Based on this information, which statement about the likelihood of the orange background appearing the next time the program is used is true? answer correctly

Answer 1

Based on the information provided, the orange background appeared (30 - 12 - 10 =) 8 times out of the 30 uses in the week. Therefore, the likelihood of the orange background appearing the next time the program is used is higher than 0 but less than 0.5.