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Calculate the expected number of each color of m&m's using the given expected percentages and a sample size of 95.

a. What is the expected number of yellow m&m's in a bag of 95 candies? Round your answer to two decimal places.

b.What is the expected number of red m&m's in a bag of 95 candies? Round your answer to two decimal places.

c.What is the expected number of blue m&m's in a bag of 95 candies? Round your answer to two decimal places.

d.What is the expected number of orange m&m's in a bag of 95 candies? Round your answer to two decimal places.

e.What is the expected number of green m&m's in a bag of 95 candies? Round your answer to two decimal places.

Explanation / Answer

a) The expected number of yellow M&Ms in the bag is computed as:

= 0.14*95 = 13.30

b) The expected number of red M&Ms in the bag is computed as:

= 0.13*95 = 12.35

c) The expected number of blue M&Ms in the bag is computed as:

= 0.24*95 = 22.80

d) The expected number of orange M&Ms in the bag is computed as:

= 0.2*95 = 19.00

e) The expected number of green M&Ms in the bag is computed as:

= 0.16*95 = 15.20

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