Question

Charlotte's Breakfast Goodies recorded how many of each type of muffin it recently sold.
pumpkin spice muffins 3
blueberry muffins 4
bran muffins 4
blackberry muffins 7
What is the experimental probability that the next muffin sold will be a pumpkin spice muffin?
Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.
P(pumpkin spice muffin)=

Answer 1

To find the experimental probability that the next muffin sold will be a pumpkin spice muffin, we first need to determine the total number of muffins sold and then find the probability of selecting a pumpkin spice muffin.

The number of each type of muffin sold is as follows:

- Pumpkin spice muffins: 3
- Blueberry muffins: 4
- Bran muffins: 4
- Blackberry muffins: 7

Now, we add these numbers together to find the total number of muffins sold:

\[
\text{Total muffins} = 3 + 4 + 4 + 7 = 18
\]

Next, we find the probability of selecting a pumpkin spice muffin:

\[
P(\text{pumpkin spice muffin}) = \frac{\text{Number of pumpkin spice muffins}}{\text{Total number of muffins}} = \frac{3}{18}
\]

Now, we can simplify the fraction:

\[
\frac{3}{18} = \frac{1}{6}
\]

Thus, the experimental probability that the next muffin sold will be a pumpkin spice muffin is:

\[
\boxed{\frac{1}{6}}
\]