Question

boats from all along the atlantic coast dock at a busy marina. of the first 13 boats to dock at the marina one day, 5 were from north carolina. what is the experimental probability that the next boat to dock will be from north carolina? write your answer as a fraction or whole number. p(north carolina) =

Explanation:

Step1: Recall probability formula

The experimental - probability formula is $P(A)=\frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}}$.

Step2: Identify favorable and total outcomes

The number of favorable outcomes (boats from North Carolina) is 5, and the total number of outcomes (total boats) is 13.

Answer:

$\frac{5}{13}$