Question

a grocery store recently sold 10 cans of soup, 5 of which were lentil soup. what is the experimental probability that the next can sold will be lentil soup?
write your answer as a fraction or whole number.
p(lentil) =
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Explanation:

Step1: Define experimental probability

Experimental probability = $\frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}}$

Step2: Plug in given values

Favorable outcomes (lentil soup) = 5, total outcomes = 10
$P(\text{lentil}) = \frac{5}{10}$

Step3: Simplify the fraction

$\frac{5}{10} = \frac{1}{2}$

Answer:

$\frac{1}{2}$