M&Ms the Mars Candy Company Starts a Marketing Campaign That

Essay

M&Ms The Mars candy company starts a marketing campaign that puts a plastic game piece in each bag of M&Ms. 25% of the pieces show the letter "M", 10% show the symbol "&", and the rest just say "Try again". When you collect a set of three symbols "M", "&", and "M" you can turn them in for a free bag of candy. About how many bags will a consumer have to buy to get a free one? Use a simulation to find out.
a. Explain how you will use the random numbers listed below to conduct your simulation.
b. Carefully label your simulation for 2 trials. $\begin{array}{|c|lllll|l|}\hline \text { Trial \# } &&&{\text { The run }} &&& \text { Outcome } \\\hline 1 & 69074 & 91976 & 33584 & 94138 & 87637 & \\\hline 2 & 48324 & 77928 & 31249 & 64710 & 02295 & \\\hline\end{array}$
c. State your conclusion.