Definitions
Theoretical and Experimental
Theoretical vs. Experimental
Simple Event
Independent Compound Events
100
______________ describes how likely it is that an event will happen based on all possible outcomes.
What is theoretical probability
100
Lucinda has 5 yellow pencils, 6 blue pencils, and 9 green pencils. What is the probability that she will pick a yellow pencil?
What is 1/4
100
I flipped a coin 20 times. I landed on heads 7 times. Compare theoretical and experimental probability of landing on heads.
What is theoretical is less than experimental.
100

A wheel has 6 equal sections: two are labeled “WIN,” four are labeled “LOSE.” Calculate P(WIN)

1/3

100

What is the probability of rolling a 6 on a die, then an even?

What is 1/12.

200

The set of all possible outcomes

What is Sample Space.

200
On a recent day, a mechanic found that out of 126 fenders, 7 had cracks. What is the probability that a car will have cracks?
What is 1/18
200
3 blue chips 5 green, and 5 yellow chips are placed in a bag. When I draw 13 times my results are as follow: yyyyggybbyyby. Compare theoretical and experimental probability of landing on green.
What is theoretical is greater than experimental.
200

A spinner is divided into 8 equal sections labeled 1 to 8. What is the probability of landing on an odd number?

1/2 or .5 or 50%

200
David is painting a bird house. He can choose red, green, dark blue, or yellow for the main color of the birdhouse and white or tan for the trim color. What is the probability that David chooses to pain the bird house yellow with white trim?
What is 1/8.
300

Events that do not affect the probability of another event.

What is Independent Events.

300
Lucinda has 5 yellow pencils, 6 blue pencils, and 9 green pencils. What is the probability that she will pick a green or blue pencil?
What is 3/4.
300
Caden rolls a die 24 times. The number 5 is rolled 7 times. What is the experimental and theoretical probability of rolling a 5?
What is experimental: 7/24, theoretical is 1/6
300

There are 15 different colored slips of paper in a hat: 3 red, 2 blue, 5 green, and 5 purple. What is P(red)?

1/5 or .20 or 20%

300

Sally is drawing pencils from a bag then replaces them. There are 2 green, 3 white, and 5 blue. What is the probability that she chooses a green, then a green?

What is 1/25.

400

Probability based on actually testing the data.

What is experimental probability.

400
Every day, a teacher randomly selects a row of students to organize the classroom. There are six rows of of students. What is the probability that any row will be selected.
What is 1/6.
400
A student rolls a die 24 times and lands on 3 four times. Compare theoretical and experimental probability.
What is they are equal.
400

There are 15 different colored slips of paper in a hat: 3 red, 2 blue, 5 green, and 5 purple. What is P(NOT green)?

2/3, 67% or .66

400

Jimmy tosses a coin and a die at the same time. What is the probability that he lands on heads and a number greater than 2?

What is 1/3.

500

Two or more simple events occur.

What is Compound Events.

500
Suppose you surveyed the students in your class on their favorite juice flavors. Their choices were 6 apple, 10 orange, 1 grapefruit, and 3 mango. Find P(orange).
What is 1/2.
500
A four color spinner is divided evenly between red, blue, black, and green. The spinner is spun 100 times. The spinner lands on red 20 times. Compare the theoretical and experimental probability of landing on red.
What is theoretical is greater than experimental.
500

Emma is setting up for a school dance and arranges 9 tables with white tablecloths and 6 tables with red tablecloths. The tables are arranged randomly. Each table can seat 4 guests.

What is the probability that the first guest to arrive will sit at a table with a red tablecloth? 

2/5 or .40 or 40%

500

What is the probability of a family with 3 children having all daughters?

What is 1/8.

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