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The winners of a carnival game draw a ticket from a box to determine their prize. Each winner draws a ticket and places it back into the box before the next draw. Every winner has a 28% chance of getting a pencil pouch, a 56% chance of getting a backpack, and a 16% chance of getting a gumball.The game operator wants to simulate what could happen for the next ten winners.So for each winner, she generates a random whole number from 1 to 100.She lets 1 to 28 represent a winner getting a pencil pouch, 29 to 84 a backpack, and 85 to 100 a gumball.Here is the game operator's simulation.Winner 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10Random number 46 71 66 72 32 55 7 59 4 28In the simulation, which prize did each winner get?(a) Winner 4: (b) Winner 9: (c) Winner 10:

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The winners of a carnival game draw a ticket from a box to determine their prize. Each winner draws a ticket and places it back into the box before the next draw. Every winner has a 28% chance of getting a pencil pouch, a 56% chance of getting a backpack, and a 16% chance of getting a gumball.The game operator wants to simulate what could happen for the next ten winners.So for each winner, she generates a random whole number from 1 to 100.She lets 1 to 28 represent a winner getting a pencil pouch, 29 to 84 a backpack, and 85 to 100 a gumball.Here is the game operator's simulation.Winner 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10Random number 46 71 66 72 32 55 7 59 4 28In the simulation, which prize did each winner get?(a) Winner 4: (b) Winner 9: (c) Winner 10:

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(a) Winner 4: The random number generated for Winner 4 is 72. According to the game operator's simulation, numbers 29 to 84 represent a winner getting a backpack. Therefore, Winner 4 gets a backpack.

(b) Winner 9: The random number generated for Winner 9 is 4. According to the game operator's simulation, numbers 1 to 28 represent a winner getting a pencil pouch. Therefore, Winner 9 gets a pencil pouch.

(c) Winner 10: The random number generated for Winner 10 is 28. According to the game operator's simulation, numbers 1 to 28 represent a winner getting a pencil pouch. Therefore, Winner 10 gets a pencil pouch.

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