Of the recent customers as Burger Haven, 2 wanted cheese on their burgers and 14 did not. What is the experimental probability that the next customer will want cheese on his or her burger? Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.

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The experimental probability that the next customer will want cheese on their burger is 2 out of 16, because there were 2 customers who wanted cheese out of a total of 16 customers surveyed.

Therefore, the experimental probability is 2/16 or 1/8.
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.
The experimental probability that the next cupcake sold will be a vanilla cupcake is 3 out of 6, because there were 3 vanilla cupcakes sold out of a total of 6 cupcakes sold.

Therefore, the experimental probability is 3/6 or simplified to 1/2.
Sebastian's Bagel Shop recorded how many bagels it recently sold in each flavor.

Plain bagels 6
Onion bagels 6
Poppy seed bagels 4

What is the experimental probability that the next bagel sold will be a Poppy seed bagel? Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.
The experimental probability that the next bagel sold will be a Poppy seed bagel is 4 out of 16, because there were 4 Poppy seed bagels sold out of a total of 16 bagels sold.

Therefore, the experimental probability is 4/16, which simplifies to 1/4.
A miniature golf course recently provided its customers with a variety of colored golf balls.

Red 5
White 1
Pink 10
Blue 2
Green 5

What is the experimental probability that the next customer will receive a pink golf ball? Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.
The experimental probability that the next customer will receive a pink golf ball is 10 out of 23, because there were 10 pink golf balls given out out of a total of 23 golf balls given out.

Therefore, the experimental probability is 10/23.
Rebecca supplies costumes to a number of theater companies and recently lent our a number of different hats.

Turbans 6
Berets 3
Mortarboards 3
Top hats 2

What is the experimental probability that the hat requested from Rebecca's inventory will be a turban?
Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.
The experimental probability that the hat requested from Rebecca's inventory will be a turban is 6 out of 14, because there were 6 turbans requested out of a total of 14 hats requested.

Therefore, the experimental probability is 6/14, which simplifies to 3/7.
Brown 7
Black 7
Blond 4

What is the experimental probability that the next client to get a haircut Cameron's salon will have blond hair? Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.
The experimental probability that the next client at Cameron's salon will have blond hair is 4 out of 18, because there were 4 clients with blond hair out of a total of 18 clients.

Therefore, the experimental probability is 4/18, which simplifies to 2/9.