Question

gerald is conducting an experiment with 3 possible outcomes. kasey is conducting an experiment with 20 possible outcomes. which statement best relates the possible outcomes to the number of trials needed to produce results similar to their predicted outcomes? gerald will need to conduct more trials than kasey because there are fewer possible outcomes in his experiment. gerald will need to conduct fewer trials than kasey because there are fewer possible outcomes in his experiment. gerald will need to conduct more trials because he needs to make up for the difference in the number of possible outcomes. gerald will need to conduct fewer trials because experimental and theoretical results in experiments with small numbers of possible outcomes are the same.

Explanation:

The more possible outcomes an experiment has, the more trials are generally needed to approach the predicted outcomes. Gerald has 3 possible outcomes and Kasey has 20. So Gerald will need fewer trials.

Answer:

Gerald will need to conduct fewer trials than Kasey because there are fewer possible outcomes in his experiment.