Vocab
Unlikely to Certain
Probability
Complements
and More
100

The __________________ of an experiment is the set of all possible outcomes of the experiment.

sample space

100

The chance that a baseball player will get a hit is estimated to be 23%.  How would you describe this likelihood?

unlikely

100

The table shows the result of 300 trials. What is the experimental probability of choosing a red marble from the bag?

57/300

100

What is the complement of 18 out of 30 people choosing dogs over cats (in simplest form)?

2/5

100

Muffins come in 3 sizes, 4 flavors, and with or without toppings. How many combinations are in the sample space?

24 combinations

200

The _________________ of an event is a number from 0 to 1, or from 0% to 100%, that describes its likelihood.

probabilty

200

A news report states that a hurricane will reach land on Monday or Tuesday, but Tuesday is more likely. Give a number or number range to describe the probability that the hurricane will reach land on Tuesday.

a number between 0.5 and 1

200

300 trials are shown. What is the experimental probability that the next person who donates blood has type O?

12/25 or 48%

200

In the school lunch line, 65 out of 80 students choose water with lunch. What is the complement of this (in simplest form)?


3/16

200

At the theater, 8 out of 75 people are under the age of 12. If there are 2,434 people at the theater, how many people can we expect to be under the age of 12 based on the experimental probability?

260 people

300

Each repetition of a probability ____ is called a _____.                              

experiment 

trial

300

What is the likelihood of choosing a stamp with a dove?

likely

300

The experimental probability of winning a prize when playing a carnival game is estimated to be 4%. Based on this information, approximately how many times would a player need to play the game to win 10 prizes?

250 times

300

Indira drew 3 animals: an eagle, a snake, and a shark. She drew each animal twice, once with green eyes and once with red eyes. 3/10 of students polled chose the shark with red eyes. What is the probability of not choosing the shark with red eyes?

7/10

300

What is the probability of choosing a red marble from a bag that contains 8 green, 14 red, 16 blue, and 18 yellow marbles written as a percent?

25%

400

Rolling a number less than 4 on a number cube is an _______ that consists of more than one _______.

event

outcome

400

50 marbles in a jar - 3 red, 7 yellow, 15 blue, and 25 purple. What is the likelihood of choosing a purple one?

as likely as not

400

Jaime took a sample of video game owners to find how many own a driving game. 

• Sample size: 80
• Number who own a driving game: 24
• Population: 340

How many people out of the 340 would you predict own a driving game?

102 people

400

A number cube is rolled 50 times.  1 and 6 are each rolled 8 times. 2 and 4 are each rolled 12 times.  What is the probability of not rolling a 1,2,4 or 6?

10/50 or 1/5

400

In the word MINNESOTA, what is P(vowel)?

4/9

500

The sum of the probability of an event and the probability of its_________ is 1.

complement

500

Adam has blocks numbered 1 through 10. Which describes the number or number range of randomly choosing a block that has an even number?

1/2

500

What is P(Ribbon, Paper)?

7/63

500

What is the complement of using P(Bow,Paper)?

44/63

500

In the word MISSISSIPPI,
P(x) = 4/11

Give all possibilities for x.

I or S

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