Use the table to answer the question. Number of White Balls Selected Number of Red Balls Selected Bowl A 5 15 Bowl B 16 4 Bowls A and B contain a number of white and red balls. Simon repeatedly selected a ball from both bowls and recorded the results in a table. If there are 36 balls in Bowl A, estimate the number of white balls based on Simon’s results. (1 point) Responses 9 9 18 18 27 27 10
Based on the results recorded by Simon, the ratio of white balls to red balls selected from Bowl A is 5:15, which simplifies to 1:3. This means that for every 4 balls selected from Bowl A, one will be white.
If there are 36 balls in Bowl A, and for every 4 balls selected, one is white, then the estimated number of white balls in Bowl A is 36 divided by 4, which equals 9 white balls.
Therefore, the estimated number of white balls in Bowl A based on Simon's results is 9.