There Are Five Colors Available in Each Bag of Skittles

question 15

Multiple Choice

There are five colors available in each bag of Skittles. It is known that the 18% of the Skittles are red. On average, how many Skittles from a random sample of 40 (with replacement) would be expected to be red? Round to the nearest whole Skittle.

• A)About 1
• B)About 7
• C)About 16
• D)About 8.

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