The MM company claimed that the proportions of the color cov

The M&M company claimed that the proportions of the color cover in each pack of M&M chocolates are: Green (16%), Blue (24%), Orange (20%), Red (13%), Brown (13%), and Yellow (14%). Molly got her own pack of M&Ms. of the 57 peices the colors in the bag 16 were blue, 18 green, 10 orange,4 yellow, 3 red, and 6 brown. Is the proportion of these colors in Molly\'s bag the same as the announcement from M&M Company?

Solution

Following table shows the proportions:

From the above table we can say that the proportion of these colors in Molly\'s bag is not same as the announcement from M&M Company.

Color Population proportion Sample proportion
green 0.16 18/57=0.32
blue 0.24 16/57=0.28
orange 0.2 10/57=0.18
red 0.13 3/57=0.05
brown 0.13 6/57=0.11
yellow 0.14 4/57=0.07
The M&M company claimed that the proportions of the color cover in each pack of M&M chocolates are: Green (16%), Blue (24%), Orange (20%), Red (13%), Br

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