At Downtown Pizza, 4 of the last 6 pizzas sold had pepperoni. What is the experimental probability that the next pizza sold will have pepperoni?

Question

Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction or whole number.
P(pepperoni)=

Answer 1

To find the experimental probability that the next pizza sold will have pepperoni, we can use the formula for experimental probability:

\[ P(\text{event}) = \frac{\text{Number of successful outcomes}}{\text{Total number of trials}} \]

In this case, the number of successful outcomes (pizzas with pepperoni) is 4, and the total number of trials (total pizzas sold) is 6.

So, the experimental probability \( P(\text{pepperoni}) \) is:

\[ P(\text{pepperoni}) = \frac{4}{6} \]

Now, we can simplify this fraction:

\[ \frac{4}{6} = \frac{2}{3} \]

Thus, the experimental probability that the next pizza sold will have pepperoni is:

\[ P(\text{pepperoni}) = \frac{2}{3} \]