Question

Jeanette's Pie Shop recently sold 14 pies, of which 4 were blackberry pies. What is the experimental probability that the next pie sold will be a blackberry pie?
Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.
P(blackberry pie)=

Answer 1

To find the experimental probability of selling a blackberry pie, you can use the formula for probability:

\[
P(\text{blackberry pie}) = \frac{\text{Number of blackberry pies sold}}{\text{Total number of pies sold}}
\]

In this case:
- Number of blackberry pies sold = 4
- Total number of pies sold = 14

Now substituting the values into the formula:

\[
P(\text{blackberry pie}) = \frac{4}{14}
\]

To simplify this fraction, divide both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 2:

\[
P(\text{blackberry pie}) = \frac{4 \div 2}{14 \div 2} = \frac{2}{7}
\]

Therefore, the experimental probability that the next pie sold will be a blackberry pie is:

\[
P(\text{blackberry pie}) = \frac{2}{7}
\]