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A grocery store recently sold 1010 cans of soup, 55 of which were lentil soup. What is the experimental probability that the next can sold will be lentil soup? Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction or whole number.\newlineP(lentil)=___P(\text{lentil}) = \_\_\_

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Q. A grocery store recently sold 1010 cans of soup, 55 of which were lentil soup. What is the experimental probability that the next can sold will be lentil soup? Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction or whole number.\newlineP(lentil)=___P(\text{lentil}) = \_\_\_
  1. Define Experimental Probability: The experimental probability is based on the outcomes of past events. In this case, we are given that out of 1010 cans sold, 55 were lentil soup. To find the experimental probability of selling a lentil soup can next, we divide the number of lentil soup cans sold by the total number of cans sold.\newlineCalculation: P(lentil)=Number of lentil soup cans soldTotal number of cans sold=510P(\text{lentil}) = \frac{\text{Number of lentil soup cans sold}}{\text{Total number of cans sold}} = \frac{5}{10}
  2. Calculate Experimental Probability: We can simplify the fraction 510\frac{5}{10} by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 55. Calculation: Simplified P(lentil)=(5÷5)(10÷5)=12P(\text{lentil}) = \frac{(5 \div 5)}{(10 \div 5)} = \frac{1}{2}

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