Question

Debbie's Cupcakes recently sold 3 vanilla cupcakes and 3 other cupcakes. What is the experimental probability that the next cupcake sold will be a vanilla cupcake?
Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.
P(vanilla cupcake)=

Answer 1

To find the experimental probability that the next cupcake sold will be a vanilla cupcake, we can use the formula for experimental probability:

\[
P(\text{vanilla cupcake}) = \frac{\text{Number of vanilla cupcakes sold}}{\text{Total number of cupcakes sold}}
\]

From the information given, Debbie's Cupcakes sold 3 vanilla cupcakes and 3 other cupcakes. Thus:

- Number of vanilla cupcakes sold = 3
- Total number of cupcakes sold = \(3 \, (\text{vanilla}) + 3 \, (\text{other}) = 6\)

Now we can calculate the probability:

\[
P(\text{vanilla cupcake}) = \frac{3}{6} = \frac{1}{2}
\]

So, the experimental probability that the next cupcake sold will be a vanilla cupcake is

\[
\boxed{\frac{1}{2}}
\]