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The document outlines an experiment using the scientific method to determine the distribution of colors in a bag of M&Ms. The hypothesis predicted there would be 30 candies total, with specific numbers of each color, and that blue would be the most common. The experiment involved opening bags and counting colors. The data showed 35 candies in total, with blue being the most frequent at 16 candies. While the hypothesis was partially correct about blue being most common, the actual numbers differed from the predictions.

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119 views7 pages

M&M

The document outlines an experiment using the scientific method to determine the distribution of colors in a bag of M&Ms. The hypothesis predicted there would be 30 candies total, with specific numbers of each color, and that blue would be the most common. The experiment involved opening bags and counting colors. The data showed 35 candies in total, with blue being the most frequent at 16 candies. While the hypothesis was partially correct about blue being most common, the actual numbers differed from the predictions.

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OBJECTIVES

Using the scientific method, find the


distribution of different colors of M&Ms
in a bag.
HYPOTHESIS
We think that
there are 30
candies total.
There will be 5
yellows, 6 reds, 3
oranges, 3
greens, 7 blues,
and 6 browns.
The most
common color
will be blue.
20%
17%
23%
10%
20%
10%
Red
Yellow
Blue
Green
Brown
Orange
EXPERIMENT
We opened the bags of M&Ms and divided
them into the different colors.
We then counted the numbers for each.

DATA
Color Frequency Percentage
Red 2 5.7%
Yellow 3 8.6%
Blue 16 45.7%
Green 0 0%
Brown 2 5.7%
Orange 12 34.3%
Total 35 100%
6%
8%
46%
0%
6%
34%
Red
Yellow
Blue
Green
Brown
Orange
CONCLUSION
We were able to find that the blue M&M
was the most frequent color of candy
in the bag. Our hypothesis was
partially correct in proving that.
There were 35 candies in the bag as
opposed to our hypothesis of 30
candies.
There were 2 red, 3 yellow, 16 blue, 0
green, 2 brown, and 12 orange. We
overestimated the amount of reds,
yellows, greens, and browns. We also
greatly underestimated the number of
blues and oranges.

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