Question

dean has worn a white shirt on 6 of the last 18 days. what is the experimental probability that dean will wear a white shirt tomorrow? write your answer as a fraction or whole number. p(white) =

Explanation:

Step1: Recall experimental - probability formula

Experimental probability \(P(A)=\frac{\text{Number of times event }A\text{ occurred}}{\text{Total number of trials}}\)

Step2: Identify values

The number of times Dean wore a white - shirt (event occurred) is \(6\), and the total number of days (trials) is \(18\).
So \(P(\text{white})=\frac{6}{18}\)

Step3: Simplify the fraction

\(\frac{6\div6}{18\div6}=\frac{1}{3}\)

Answer:

\(\frac{1}{3}\)