Chapter 13.8, Problem 26SR

To determine

To calculate: No. of jellybeans expected to be red.

Answer to Problem 26SR

  $75$ is the no. of jellybeans expected.

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

Total jellybeans in the package $=250$

For calculating no. of jellybeans expected to be red,

Expected value,

  $\begin{array}{l}=np\\ =250\times 30\%\\ =250\times \frac{30}{100}\\ =75\end{array}$

Thus, total no. of jellybeans expected to be red is $75$ .