Question

anthonys muffin shop recently sold 4 blackberry muffins and 6 other muffins. considering this data, how many of the next 20 muffins sold would you expect to be blackberry muffins? blackberry muffins

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate the proportion of blackberry muffins

The total number of muffins sold previously is $4 + 6=10$. The proportion of blackberry muffins is $\frac{4}{10}=0.4$.

Step2: Find the expected number

Multiply the proportion by the number of upcoming muffins. So the expected number of black - berry muffins in the next 20 is $0.4\times20 = 8$.

Answer:

8