Theoretical Probability
Experimental Probability
Simulations
Multiple Choice
Compound Events
100
A fair die is rolled. Find P(number greater than 4)
Give me the answer in the form of a percent
33%
100
Define experimental probability
Probability based on actual experiments
100
What could you use to simulate the outcome of guessing on a 15 question true-false test?
flipping a coin
spinner with two equal sections
rolling a die with even/odd
100
Ariana is playing a board game. The probability that Ariana will lose a turn on her next turn is 0. Which word or phrase describes the probability that she will lose a turn?
a. unlikely
b. likely
c. impossible
d. equally likely
c. impossible
100
What is a compound event?
A compound event is an event that includes two or more simple events.
200
What is P(even number)
4/8 or 1/2 or .5 or 50%
200
You toss a coin 30 times and get 12 heads. The experimental probability of getting heads is
12/30 or 4/10 or .4 or 40%
200
There are 10 total cans of soda in a cooler: 4 cans of regular cola, 3 cans of diet cola, and 3 cans of root beer. Will the simulation below work or not?
A spinner with 10 equal sections: 3 for root beer, 3 for diet cola, and 4 for regular cola
yes
200
Which number represents the probability of an event that is unlikely to occur?
a. 0
b. 0.15
c. 0.5
d. 1.15
b. 0.15
200
How many total outcomes are there if you flip a coin and roll a die?
12
300
Find P(number less than 6) in the form of a percent
62.5% or 63%
300
Find P(tossing 3 red)
.4 or 40%
300
There are 10 total cans of soda in a cooler: 4 cans of regular cola, 3 cans of diet cola, and 3 cans of root beer. Will the simulation below work or not?
Using a fair three-sided object
no
300
Parker has a bag of candy with 1 strawberry chew and 19 cherry chews. What is the probability that he pulls out a strawberry or a cherry chew?
a. certain
b. equal chance
c. unlikely
d. likely
a. certain
300
Draw a tree diagram to show flipping a coin and spinning a spinner with the sections red, blue and green.
400
There are 5 red marbles, 7 green marbles, 4 black marbles, and 8 blue marbles in a bag. Suppose you select one marble at random. Find P(not green)
17/24 or .71 or 71%
400
A number cube is rolled 390 times. The number three comes up 63 times.
a) What is the theoretical probability of rolling a three?
b) What is the experimental probability of rolling a three?
a. 1/6 or .17 or 17%
b. 63/390 or .16 or 16%
400
There are 10 total cans of soda in a cooler: 4 cans of regular cola, 3 cans of diet cola, and 3 cans of root beer. Will the simulation below work or not?
Using numbers 0-9 and assigning them as follows: 0-3 for regular cola, 4-6 for diet cola, 7-9 for root beer
yes
400
A number cube is rolled 330 times and the results recorded as follows: There were 55 ones, 60 twos, 49 threes, 58 fours, 57 fives, and 51 sixes. What is the experimental probability of rolling a number greater than four?
a. 0.43 b. 0.33 c. 0.67 d. 0.57
b. 0.33
400
Ms. Comer is trying to determine what to wear to work. She has narrowed the options to 3 shirts: polka dot, striped, and solid; 3 pants: black, gray, white; and 2 pairs of shoes: boots, flats. Draw a tree diagram
500
What is the probability that Claire takes less than 5 shots?
.34 or 34%
500
The United States Census Bureau estimates that 6% of Florida’s residents are children under the age of 5. You randomly select 500 Florida residents. Predict the number who are children under the age of 5.
Approximately 30
500
There is a 70% chance that Ms. Comer lets her students use the bathroom. Create a simulation to represent this situation.
spinner with 7 sections (7 yes, 3 no)
bag with 7 object (7 yes, 3 no)
500
Which of these describes a situation that is likely?
a. rolling an odd number on a die
b. spinning a spinner with 4 equal sections colored red/green/yellow/blue and landing on blue
c. winning a raffle that sold 100 tickets and you bought 5
d. reaching into a bag of 5 m&ms and 15 skittles and pulling out a skittle.
d. reaching into a bag of 5 m&ms and 15 skittles and pulling out a skittle.
500
16/50 or .32 or 32%