+ m&m’s lab by: sophie kock. + amount of m&m’s color of m&mnumber of...
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M&M’s Lab
By: Sophie Kock
+Amount of M&M’s
Color of M&M Number of M&M’s Probability of Choosing This
Color
Brown 14 14.1%
Blue 8 8.1%
Yellow 28 28.3%
Orange 8 8.1%
Red 23 23.2%
Green 18 18.1%
Total: 99 Total: 99.9%
+Number and Color of M&M’s
Brown
Blue
Yellow
Orange
Red
Green
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Number of M&M's
Number of M&M's
+Probability of Choosing an M&M
Brown
Blue
Yellow
Orange
Red
Green
0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00% 30.00%
Probablility
Probablility
+Probability of Each M&M
Brown14%
Blue8%
Yellow28%
Orange8%
Red23%
Green18%
Probability
+Question 1:
What is the probability of choosing either a red or a yellow M&M?
51.5% chance
+Question 2:
What is the probability of choosing either a green or blue M&M?
26.3% chance
+Question 3:
What are the odds of choosing a brown M&M?
14.1% chance
+Question 4:
How many red M&M’s would you expect to find in a bag of 200 M&M’s?
47 red M&M’s
+Question 5:
How many orange M&M’s would there be in a jar filled with 1800 M&M’s?
146 orange M&M’s
+Question 6:
What is the ration of green M&M’s to blue M&M’s?
9:4
+Question 7:
Why do you think the makers of M&M’s make more brown ones than green ones?
I would assume that they make more brown than green M&M’s because brown reminds people of chocolate more than green.
+Question 8:
Why was there a period of years that no red M&M’s were made? When did they start including red M&M’s in packages, again?
1976-1985 after the FDA banned Red Dye
+Question 9:
Give a chronology of when the current colors of M&M’s made their debut.
1941-Brown/Tan
1960’s –Red/Yellow
1976-Orange
1995 blue
+Question 10:
From the data you gathered, what color is seen the least? What color is seen the most? What other color would you suggest that the makers of M&M’s include? Why?
Least: Orange/Blue
Most: Yellow
Other: I would suggest purple because then all of the colors of the rainbow would be included.