Skittles Data Analysis and Probability
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Skittles Data Analysis and Probability
Skittles candy makers say a bag contains the following candies: Green: 19.7%, Yellow: 19.5%, Orange: 20.2%, Red: 20%, and Purple: 20.6% Learning Goals: Collect data through observations Represent data using tables and graphs Use data for a variety of purposes Determine probability Enter data into a spreadsheet Use ratios and proportions to represent relationships among quantities Explain and justify their thinking Questions to be answered: Did your bag of Skittles come close to the candy maker prediction? Did all the bags of Skittles come close to the candy maker prediction?
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Total Red Yellow Green Purple Orange 15 3 3 3 2 4 15 1 1 8 1 4 14 4 2 3 3 2 15 2 5 3 3 2 14 0 5 3 4 2
Percentage Total Red Yellow Green Purple Orange 15 20% 20% 20% 13% 26% 15 6% 6% 53% 6% 26% 14 28% 14% 21% 21% 14% 15 13% 33% 20% 20% 13% 14 0% 35% 21% 28% 14%