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?

Question

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:

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