Question

At Donut​ King, 4 of the last 16 donuts sold had sprinkles. What is the experimental probability that the next donut sold will have​ sprinkles?
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Part 1
Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.
​P(sprinkles) =
  
enter your response here
Write your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest hundredths.
​P(sprinkles) =
  
enter your response here
Write your answer as a percentage.
​P(sprinkles) =
  
enter your response here​%

Answer 1

To find the experimental probability that the next donut sold will have sprinkles, we use the formula for experimental probability:

\[
P(\text{sprinkles}) = \frac{\text{Number of donuts with sprinkles}}{\text{Total number of donuts sold}}
\]

According to the information given, 4 out of 16 donuts had sprinkles.

1. **As a fraction:**
\[
P(\text{sprinkles}) = \frac{4}{16} = \frac{1}{4}
\]

2. **As a decimal:**
To convert the fraction \(\frac{1}{4}\) to a decimal:
\[
P(\text{sprinkles}) = 0.25
\]

3. **As a percentage:**
To convert the decimal to a percentage:
\[
P(\text{sprinkles}) = 0.25 \times 100 = 25\%
\]

So the final answers are:

1. \( P(\text{sprinkles}) = \frac{1}{4} \)
2. \( P(\text{sprinkles}) = 0.25 \)
3. \( P(\text{sprinkles}) = 25\% \)