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 | 

