Can you predict randomness within a certain percentage?

Subject: Can you predict randomness within a certain percentage?

Date: Thu Nov 9 15:35:15 2000
Posted by Brad
Grade level: 4-6 School: Buena Vista Elementary School
City: Bakersfield State/Province: CA Country: USA
Area of science: Physics
ID: 973802115.Ph

Message:


For instance, if you had 25 red, 25 blue, 25 yellow, and 25 green beads and
poured them into groups of say, 10, could you predict what percentage of 
each color would go into the ten?  Why?  We studied this at school, and it 
seems like you should be able to predict this.

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