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

100
100

70
70

50
50

75

Answer 1

To find the expected number of shoppers who prefer plastic bags, you multiply the total number of shoppers by the probability that a shopper prefers plastic bags.

Given:

• Total shoppers = 150
• Probability of preferring plastic bags = 50% = 0.5

Expected number of shoppers who prefer plastic bags = Total shoppers × Probability = 150 × 0.5 = 75

Therefore, you can expect 75 shoppers to prefer plastic bags.