Suppose the probability of selecting a supermarket shopper who prefers plastic bags instead of paper bags is 50%. Out of 150 shoppers, how many can you expect will prefer plastic bags?(1 point)

Question

Responses

75
75

70
70

100
100

50

Answer 1

To find the expected number of shoppers who prefer plastic bags, you can multiply the total number of shoppers by the probability of preferring plastic bags.

Given:

• Total shoppers = 150
• Probability of preferring plastic bags = 50% = 0.50

Expected number of shoppers who prefer plastic bags = Total shoppers × Probability
= 150 × 0.50
= 75

Therefore, the expected number of shoppers who prefer plastic bags is 75.