Question

an ice cream shop tracks the orders for different flavors and styles of ice cream to stock the best inventory. the two - way frequency table summarizes the orders for the last week. determine the empirical probability of a customer ordering chocolate ice cream

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total number of orders

Sum all the values in the table: $(12 + 18+20 + 25)+(8 + 12+15 + 10)+(5 + 10+43 + 27)+(10 + 5+17 + 33)=195$

Step2: Calculate number of chocolate - flavored orders

Sum the values in the chocolate - flavored column: $25+10 + 27+33 = 95$

Step3: Calculate empirical probability

Empirical probability $P=\frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}}=\frac{95}{195}\approx0.487$

Answer:

$0.487$