Question: A survey was conducted in a city asking different families about their favorite vacation spot. The results are as per the table. Find the experimental probability of a family whose favorite spot is Paris. Favorite Vacation Spots
Vacation spot
Number of families
Paris
24
Walt Disney World
66
Yellowstone National Park
18
US Virgin Islands
6
Amelia Island
4
A ) 1259 B ) 1359 C ) 1559 D ) 1659
Steps to derive
1 Total number of families surveyed = 24 + 66 + 18 + 6 + 4 = 118
2 Number of families, whose favorite spot is Paris = 24
3 P(families whose favorite spot is Paris) = (number of families whose favorite spot is Paris) / (total number of families surveyed)
424118 = 1259 [Substitute and simplify.]
5 Experimental probability of a family, whose favorite vacation spot is Paris is 1259.
