Boats from all along the Atlantic coast dock at a busy marina. Of the first 13 boats to dock at the marina one day, 5 were from North Carolina. What is the experimental probability that the next boat to dock will be from North Carolina?

Question

Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.
P(North Carolina)=

Answer 1

To find the experimental probability that the next boat to dock will be from North Carolina, we can use the formula for experimental probability:

\[ P(\text{North Carolina}) = \frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of trials}} \]

In this case, the number of favorable outcomes (boats from North Carolina) is 5, and the total number of trials (total boats that docked) is 13.

Thus, we calculate:

\[ P(\text{North Carolina}) = \frac{5}{13} \]

So, the experimental probability that the next boat to dock will be from North Carolina is:

\[ \frac{5}{13} \]