A pond contains two kinds of fish, trout and bass, of which 20% are bass and 80% are trout. If you catch 5 fish at random from this pond, which would you expect

to catch?

a. 0 bass and 5 trout

b. 1 bass and 4 trout

c. 4 bass and 1 trout

d. 5 bass and 0 trout

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Julianne Garcia

25 October, 18:27

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Ally Gordon · Answer 1

B

You would catch more trout because of the percentage but you will most likely catch at least 1 bass.

Ryker Jarvis · Answer 2

B

1:4

Step-by-step explanation:

If it 20%:80% that means its 1:4 because 20% of five is 1 and 80% of five is 4

A pond contains two kinds of fish, trout and bass, of which 20% are bass and 80% are trout. If you catch 5 fish at random from this pond, which would you expectto catch?a. 0 bass and 5 troutb. 1 bass and 4 troutc. 4 bass and 1 troutd. 5 bass and 0 trout