Question

The candy machine Suppose a large candy machine has $15\%$orange candies. Use Figure 7.13 (page 435) to help answer the following questions.

(a) Would you be surprised if a sample of 25 candies from the machine contained 8 orange candies (that's $32\%$orange)? How about 5 orange candies ( $20\%$orange)? Explain.

(b) Which is more surprising: getting a sample of 25 candies in which $32\%$are orange or getting a sample of 50 candies in which $32\%$ are orange? Explain.

Short answer

a. 8 orange candies: Surprising

b. 5 orange candies: Not surprising

Step-by-step solution

Given Information (Part a)

Large candy machine has $=15\%$orange candies

Sample candies$=25$

Machine contained 8 orange candies$(32\%)$

5 orange candies$(20\%)=?$