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Yesterday a car rental agency rented 4 vehicles, of which 2 were pickup trucks. What is the experimental probability that the first vehicle rented today will be a pickup truck?
Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.
P(pickup truck)=
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To calculate the experimental probability that the first vehicle rented today will be a pickup truck, you can use the formula for probability:
\[
P(\text{event}) = \frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}}
\]
In this case:
- The number of favorable outcomes (pickup trucks) = 2
- The total number of vehicles rented = 4
Thus, the probability \(P(\text{pickup truck})\) can be calculated as follows:
\[
P(\text{pickup truck}) = \frac{2}{4} = \frac{1}{2}
\]
So the experimental probability that the first vehicle rented today will be a pickup truck is:
\[
P(\text{pickup truck}) = \frac{1}{2}
\]
\[
P(\text{event}) = \frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}}
\]
In this case:
- The number of favorable outcomes (pickup trucks) = 2
- The total number of vehicles rented = 4
Thus, the probability \(P(\text{pickup truck})\) can be calculated as follows:
\[
P(\text{pickup truck}) = \frac{2}{4} = \frac{1}{2}
\]
So the experimental probability that the first vehicle rented today will be a pickup truck is:
\[
P(\text{pickup truck}) = \frac{1}{2}
\]