Question
A farmer grows red peppers, yellow peppers, and green peppers to sell at the market. 60% of his crop is green peppers, 10% is yellow peppers, and 30% of his crop is red peppers. He wants to run a simulation of his crop using a random digit table.
Which values should be used in this simulation?
A) Use number 6 to represent green peppers, number 1 to represent yellow peppers, and number 3 to represent red peppers.
B) Use number 0 to represent green peppers, number 1 to represent yellow peppers, and number 2 to represent red peppers.
C) Use numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 to represent the green peppers, 6 to represent the yellow peppers, and 7, 8, and 9 to represent the red peppers.
D) Use number 0, 1, and 2 to represent green peppers, 3, 4, and 5 to represent the yellow peppers, and 6, 7 and 8 to represent the red peppers. Ignore any 9’s in the random digit table.
Which values should be used in this simulation?
A) Use number 6 to represent green peppers, number 1 to represent yellow peppers, and number 3 to represent red peppers.
B) Use number 0 to represent green peppers, number 1 to represent yellow peppers, and number 2 to represent red peppers.
C) Use numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 to represent the green peppers, 6 to represent the yellow peppers, and 7, 8, and 9 to represent the red peppers.
D) Use number 0, 1, and 2 to represent green peppers, 3, 4, and 5 to represent the yellow peppers, and 6, 7 and 8 to represent the red peppers. Ignore any 9’s in the random digit table.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To determine the correct values to represent each type of pepper in the simulation, we need to allocate random digit ranges based on the proportions of the crop:
- **Green Peppers**: 60% of the crop
- **Yellow Peppers**: 10% of the crop
- **Red Peppers**: 30% of the crop
We can convert these percentages into ranges of digits from 0 to 9 (10 digits total):
1. **Green Peppers** (60%):
- This corresponds to the digits 0 to 5 (6 digits).
2. **Yellow Peppers** (10%):
- This corresponds to the digit 6 (1 digit).
3. **Red Peppers** (30%):
- This corresponds to the digits 7, 8, and 9 (3 digits).
Now putting it all together, we have:
- **0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5** for Green Peppers (6 digits)
- **6** for Yellow Peppers (1 digit)
- **7, 8, 9** for Red Peppers (3 digits)
Looking at the choices given:
**C) Use numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 to represent the green peppers, 6 to represent the yellow peppers, and 7, 8, and 9 to represent the red peppers.**
This option matches our derived digit ranges for each type of pepper.
Therefore, the correct answer is **C**.
- **Green Peppers**: 60% of the crop
- **Yellow Peppers**: 10% of the crop
- **Red Peppers**: 30% of the crop
We can convert these percentages into ranges of digits from 0 to 9 (10 digits total):
1. **Green Peppers** (60%):
- This corresponds to the digits 0 to 5 (6 digits).
2. **Yellow Peppers** (10%):
- This corresponds to the digit 6 (1 digit).
3. **Red Peppers** (30%):
- This corresponds to the digits 7, 8, and 9 (3 digits).
Now putting it all together, we have:
- **0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5** for Green Peppers (6 digits)
- **6** for Yellow Peppers (1 digit)
- **7, 8, 9** for Red Peppers (3 digits)
Looking at the choices given:
**C) Use numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 to represent the green peppers, 6 to represent the yellow peppers, and 7, 8, and 9 to represent the red peppers.**
This option matches our derived digit ranges for each type of pepper.
Therefore, the correct answer is **C**.