Experimental Probability
Theoretical Probability
Independent & Dependent Events
Combinations & Permutations
Potpourri
100
An experiment consists of pushing the random button on an Ipod and seeing what artists come up. The following results occurred: Taylor Swift - 7, Carrie Underwood - 4, Lady Gaga - 6, and Usher - 8. This is the experimental probability of the next artist being Lady Gaga.
What is 6/25?
100
This is the theoretical probability of rolling an even number on a die.
What is 1/4 or 25%?
100
Independent or Dependent? Drawing a card and flipping a coin.
What is independent.
100
Sammi has 4 pairs of shorts, 6 t-shirts, and 3 pairs of sandals. This is how many different outfits she could make.
What is 72?
100
This is the sample space for the rolling an 8 sided die.
What is {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}
200
An experiment consists of pushing the random button on an Ipod and seeing what artists come up. The following results occurred: Taylor Swift - 7, Carrie Underwood - 4, Lady Gaga - 6, and Usher - 8. This is the experimental probability of the next artist NOT being Taylor Swift.
What is 18/25?
200
This is the theoretical probability of randomly selecting a vowel from all the letters in the word VOWEL.
What is 2/5 or 40%?
200
Independent or Dependent? Picking a contestant from a crowd and then picking another contestant from the same crowd.
What is dependent?
200
Permutation or combination? How many ways can 4 people be seated in 4 seats?
What is permutation?
200
There is a 28% chance that it rains tomorrow. What is the complement of this event and what does it mean?
There is a 72% chance that it doesn't rain.
300
An experiment consists of pushing the random button on an Ipod and seeing what artists come up. The following results occurred: Taylor Swift - 7, Carrie Underwood - 4, Lady Gaga - 6, and Usher - 8. This is the experimental probability of the next artist being Chris Brown.
What is 0/25 or impossible?
300
This is the theoretical probability of picking a red marble out of a bag with 3 green, 5 blue, 2 red, and 6 yellow marbles.
What is 1/8 or 12.5%?
300
A soccer team has 8 boys and 12 girls on it. Every day the coach randomly picks a captain. This is the probability that the captain will be a girl 2 days in a row.
What is 144/400 -> 9/25?
300
Luisa is choosing a line-up of CDs to play from beginning to end at her party. She has 12 CDs from which to choose and time to play only 5. This is how many ways there are for Luisa to arrange the musical line-up.
What is 95,040?
300
This is 8!
What is 40320?
400
Mr. Smith checks the math homework that was turned in and finds that 3 papers out of 50 don't have names on them. If he checks 300 papers, this is how many he should have with out names on them based on experimental probability.
What is 18?
400
The probability of winning a raffle is 1/50. What are the odds of winning the raffle?
What is 1:49?
400
Mrs. Johnson is giving out stickers to her class. She has 9 zoo animal stickers and 6 scratch 'n sniff stickers. This is the probability that the first two kids both get scratch 'n sniff stickers.
What is 30/210 -> 1/7?
400
Gavin is shopping for school clothes with his father. After trying on several shirts, Gavin has found 8 shirts that he likes, but he can only pick 5 of them. This is how many ways he can choose 5 shirts from the 8 that he likes.
What is 56?
400
This is the probability that two dice rolled will have a sum of 2 OR 12.
What is 2/36 -> 1/18?
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