Question

A grocery store employee counted how many cartons of each flavor of yogurt were sold yesterday.
blueberry 5
raspberry 5
lemon 8
What is the experimental probability that the next carton of yogurt sold will be lemon?
Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.
P(lemon)=

Answer 1

To find the experimental probability that the next carton of yogurt sold will be lemon, you need to determine the total number of cartons sold and the number of lemon cartons sold.

From the data given:
- Blueberry: 5 cartons
- Raspberry: 5 cartons
- Lemon: 8 cartons

First, calculate the total number of cartons sold:

\[
\text{Total cartons sold} = 5 + 5 + 8 = 18
\]

Next, to find the experimental probability of selling a lemon yogurt, use the formula:

\[
P(\text{lemon}) = \frac{\text{Number of lemon cartons sold}}{\text{Total number of cartons sold}} = \frac{8}{18}
\]

Now, simplify the fraction:

\[
P(\text{lemon}) = \frac{4}{9}
\]

So, the experimental probability that the next carton of yogurt sold will be lemon is:

\[
P(\text{lemon}) = \frac{4}{9}
\]