Question

A bag contains blue, red, and green marbles. Paola draws a marble from the bag, records its color, and puts the marble back into the bag. Then, she repeats the process. The table shows the results of her experiment.


`(33)/(50) =(x)/(5,000)`

Solve for x

Based on the results, which is the best prediction of how many times Paola will draw a red or blue marble in 5,000 trials?

Answer 1

33/50 = x/5000
33 x 5000 = 50x
165000 = 50x
165000/50 = x
3300 = x

Answer 2

Explanation:

33/50 = x/5000 multiply both sides of the equation by 5000 to get

5000 * 33/50 = x = 3300