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the data chart below to answer the questions that follow. Express your answers as a fraction, decimal, or a percent. Round all of your decimal answers to the thousandths decimal place and all of your percent answers to the nearest tenth of a percent.  \nDATA: Moira randomly selected gummy worms from a jar.  \nThe table below shows the number of each flavor of gummy worms in the jar.  \n| Flavor | Cherry | Raspberry | Lemon | Lime | Grape | Watermelon |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Number | 15 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 10 |\n\nIf Moira were to randomly select one gummy worm from the jar…  \n1. ) What is the estimate for the probability of her selecting a watermelon gummy worm from the jar?  \n2. ) What is the estimate for the probability of selecting a cherry gummy worm from the jar?  \n3. ) What is the estimate for the probability of selecting a lemon or lime gummy worm from the jar?  \n4. ) What is the estimate for the probability of selecting a non-watermelon gummy worm from the jar?  \n5. ) What is the estimate for the probability of selecting a pineapple gummy worm from the jar?  \n6. ) Which flavor of gummy worm is most likely to be selected?  \n7. ) Which event is least likely to occur? Circle your answer.  \nEvent A: Selecting a lemon, lime, or raspberry gummy worm.  \nEvent B: Selecting a cherry or grape gummy worm.  \nEvent C: Selecting a watermelon or a raspberry gummy worm.  \n8. ) If 30 pineapple gummy worms were added to the jar, what would happen to the probability of selecting a cherry gummy worm? Explain your answer.  \nMashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at ](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)[www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com) 1  \nANSWER KEY  \n1. ) What is the estimate for the probability of her selecting a watermelon gummy worm from the jar?  \n􀀡􀀣􀀢􀀢 or 􀀡􀀣 or 0.143 or 14.3%  \n2. ) What is the estimate for the probability of selecting a cherry gummy worm from the jar?  \n􀀡􀀣􀀤􀀢 or 􀀥􀀡􀀦 or 0.214 or 21.4%  \n3. ) What is the estimate for the probability of selecting a lemon or lime gummy worm from the jar?  \n􀀡􀀣􀀧􀀢 or 􀀨􀀥􀀤 or 0.229 or 22.9%  \n4. ) What is the estimate for the probability of selecting a non-watermelon gummy worm from the jar?  \n􀀧􀀣􀀢􀀢 or 􀀧􀀣 or 0.857 or 85.7%  \n5. ) What is the estimate for the probability of selecting a pineapple gummy worm from the jar?  \n􀀢􀀣􀀢 or 0 or 0%  \n6. ) Which flavor of gummy worm is most likely to be selected?  \nGrape  \n7. ) Which event is least likely to occur? Circle your answer.  \nEvent A: Selecting a lemon, lime, or raspberry gummy worm. 􀀡􀀣􀀢􀀤  \nEvent B: Selecting a cherry or grape gummy worm. 􀀥􀀣􀀡􀀤  \nEvent C: Selecting a watermelon or a raspberry gummy worm. 􀀡􀀣􀀡􀀤  \n8. ) If 30 pineapple gummy worms were added to the jar, what would happen to the probability of selecting a cherry gummy worm? Explain your answer.  \nThe probability of selecting a cherry gummy worm would decrease from 􀀦􀀣􀀧􀀤 to 􀀦􀀦􀀤􀀧􀀤 (or from 21.4% to 15%). Explanations will vary.  \nMashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at ](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)[www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com) 2","cbCaiitfrm2XPH6V","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiitfrm2XPH6V","pdf",506747,"English","# Directions\n## Data and Worm Counts\n## Probability Questions\n## Answer Key","[{\"question\":\"What rounding rules are required for decimal and percent answers?\",\"answer\":\"Decimals must be rounded to the thousandths place, and percent answers must be rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent.\"},{\"question\":\"How do you estimate the probability of selecting a specific gummy worm flavor?\",\"answer\":\"Use the number of that flavor divided by the total number of gummy worms, and express the result as a fraction, decimal, or percent as requested.\"},{\"question\":\"What happens to the probability of selecting a cherry gummy worm after 30 pineapple gummy worms are added?\",\"answer\":\"The probability of selecting a cherry gummy worm decreases, dropping from 21.4% to 15% (as indicated in the answer key).\"},{\"question\":\"Which flavor is most likely and which event is least likely?\",\"answer\":\"The most likely flavor is Grape, and the least likely event is selecting watermelon or raspberry (Event C).\"}]","Estimating Probabilities Using Data - Gummy Worm Probability Questions | PDF",1790146760]