Question

Of the recent customers at Burger Haven, 2 wanted cheese on their burgers and 14 did not. What is the experimental probability that the next customer will want cheese on his or her burger?
Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.
P(cheese)=

Answer 1

To find the experimental probability that the next customer at Burger Haven will want cheese on their burger, we use the formula for experimental probability:

\[
P(\text{event}) = \frac{\text{number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{total number of outcomes}}
\]

In this case, the number of favorable outcomes (customers who wanted cheese) is 2, and the total number of outcomes (total customers) is \(2 + 14 = 16\).

Now, we can calculate the probability:

\[
P(\text{cheese}) = \frac{2}{16}
\]

This fraction can be simplified:

\[
P(\text{cheese}) = \frac{1}{8}
\]

Thus, the experimental probability that the next customer will want cheese on their burger is:

\[
\boxed{\frac{1}{8}}
\]