Making Predictions with Simple Probability

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A poll was taken of Hobby Middle School, 25 out of 30 students said they would prefer pizza on Friday’s. Out of 120 students, what is a reasonable prediction of how many students would prefer pizza on Fridays?

Mathematical Equivalence

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Q1. How many apples are there?

• A) 100

• B) 150

• C) 200

• D) 250

Papa Johns wants to determine how often it delivers to three different areas of Twinsburg. The table shows the areas from a random sample of 80 deliveries. Based on this data, if the driver makes 200 deliveries, how many will be to the southern area of Twinsburg?

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A reasonable mathematical guess that something is about to happen

• Probability

• Compound Event

• Prediction

• Sample Space

Answer explanation

A reasonable mathematical guess that something is about to happen is called a Prediction.

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