Likelihood
Theoretical
Probability
Compound
Theoretical Probability
Experimental
Probability
Predictions
100

Describe the likelihood of the event using one of the 5 following vocabulary terms. Impossible, unlikely, equally likely, likely, or certain.

Rolling a 7 on a standard six-sided die.

Impossible

100

What is the probability of rolling an even number?

1/2

or 50% or .5

100

what is the probability of flipping heads on a coin and then tails?

25%

.25

1/4


100

What is the experimental probability of selecting blue?

20%

.2

1/5

100

If you drew from the bag 25 times, how many times would you expect to get a white marble?

15 times

200

Describe the likelihood of the event using one of the 5 following vocabulary terms. Impossible, unlikely, equally likely, likely, or certain.

Rolling an even number on a standard die.

Equally Likely

200

What is the probability of selecting a number less than 4?

33.3%

.3 repeating

1/2 

200

Find the probability of spinning red 

and then spinning green.

8%

.08

2/25

200

What is the experimental probability of spinning orange?

.37142857

37.14%

13/35

200

If you selected a marble at random 120 times, how many times would you expect to get a yellow marble?

20 times

300

Describe the likelihood of the event using one of the 5 following vocabulary terms. Impossible, unlikely, equally likely, likely, or certain.

Choosing a day of the week and it being a weekday.

Likely

300

What is the probability of spinning orange?

16.6%

16.6 repeating

1/6

300

What is the probability of spinning blue 

and then spinning a 5?

2.7%

0.027777777777

1/36

300

What is the experimental probability of spinning a three?

19.5%

.195

39/200

300

In 330 trials, how many times would you expect to select blue?



66 times

400

Describe the likelihood of the event using one of the 5 following vocabulary terms. Impossible, unlikely, equally likely, likely, or certain.

Picking a vowel from the letters A, B, C, D, E.

Unlikely

400

What is the probability of not selecting a #4 or greater?

33.3%

.3 repeating

1/3

400

What is the probability of spinning green 

and then spinning an odd number?

8.3%

0.0833333333333333

1/12

400

A die is rolled 36 times and lands on a 4 nine times. What is the experimental probability of rolling a 4?


1/4 

.25

25%

400

A sour patch kid factory makes 540 bags of sour patch kids every hour and 18 of them are defective. If the factory makes 3600 bags how many will be defective?

120 bags will be defective

500

Describe the likelihood of the event using one of the 5 following vocabulary terms. Impossible, unlikely, equally likely, likely, or certain.

Flipping two coins and getting two tails.

Unlikely

500

What is the probability of not selecting a black marble?

90%

.9

9/10

500

What is the probability of spinning red 

and then spinning yellow?

3.472%

0.034722222222

5/144

500

To find out the most popular lunch food, a random survey of 25 students Was Taken.

 8 students wanted pizza, 7 Students wanted nachos, 9 students wanted burgers, and 1 student wanted to eat ice cubes. 

What is the experimental probability that a student will want to order nachos?


7/25 

0.28

28%

500

If a car factory checks 320 cars and 12 of them have defects, how many out of 560 will NOT have defects?

539 cars will NOT have defects

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