There are 4 different colored candies in a bag. So, one should have a 25% chance of picking a particular color out of the bag. After pulling out 20 candies, Sally got 8 purples, which is 40%. Predict what will happen as Sally pulls out more candies.

A) The percent of purple candies will exceed 40%.

B) The percent of purple candies will approach 25%.

C) The percent of purple candies will stay around 40%.

D) There is not enough information to make a prediction.

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Micah Knox

13 September, 22:31

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Simon Schneider · Answer 1

C) The percent of purple candies will stay around 40% because it will have the most percent.