Question

Of the cones recently sold by an ice cream shop, 47 had pistachio ice cream and 51 had other flavors. What is the experimental probability that the next cone sold will have pistachio ice cream?

Answer 1

Answer: 0.48 or 48%.

Explanation: The experimental probability of an event happening is calculated by dividing the number of times the event occurred by the total number of trials.

In this case, the total number of cones sold is 47 (pistachio) + 51 (other flavors) = 98

The number of cones with pistachio ice cream is 47.

So the experimental probability of the next cone sold having pistachio ice cream is 47/98 ≈ 0.48 or 48%

Therefore, the experimental probability that the next cone sold will have pistachio ice cream is about 0.48 or 48%.