A number cube is rolled 24 times and lands on 2 four times and on 6 three times. What is the experimental probability of landing on a 2?

1 Answer
Jan 9, 2016

#1/6#

Explanation:

Experimental probability is the ratio of the times a certain event occurred to the total number of trials.

Mathematically written,

#"experimental probability"=("number of times an event occurs")/("total number of trials")#

Here, the "event" we want to pinpoint is rolling a #2#, which occurred #4# times. There were #24# total trials, so

#"experimental probability"=4/24=color(green)(1/6#

Notice that the information about rolling a #6# is extraneous.