Debbie's Cupcakes recently sold 3 vanilla cupcakes and 3 other cupcakes. What is the experimental probability that the next cupcake sold will be a vanilla cupcake?

Question

Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.
P(vanilla cupcake)=

Answer 1

To find the experimental probability of selling a vanilla cupcake, 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 (vanilla cupcakes sold) is 3.
• The total number of outcomes (total cupcakes sold) is \(3 \text{ (vanilla)} + 3 \text{ (other)} = 6\).

Now, substitute the values into the formula:

\[ P(\text{vanilla cupcake}) = \frac{3}{6} = \frac{1}{2} \]

Thus, the experimental probability that the next cupcake sold will be a vanilla cupcake is:

\[ P(\text{vanilla cupcake}) = \frac{1}{2} \]