THEORETICAL
EXPERIMENT
SAMPLE SPACE
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100

A coin is tossed what is the fraction on getting tails or heads.

P(head) 1/2

P(tail) 1/2

100

A coin is tossed 20 times. What is the probability of getting a 13 heads

P(heads) 13/20

100

A spinner has 4 equal sectors colored yellow, red, purple, green. What is the probability of landing on each color after spinning this spinner.

P(yellow)=1/4

P(purple)=1/4

P(red)=1/4

P(green)=1/4

100

Draw a spinner from 1-6. What is the experimental probability that I will land on odd numbers.

Write as a fraction and simplify your answer.

P(odd number)=1/2

200

You spin a spinner

5,3,7,9

What is P(factor of 30)

Write your answer as a percentage 

50%

200

Daily Donuts recently sold 8 donuts, of which 4 were glazed donuts. What is the experimental probability that the next donut sold will be glazed donuts?

Simplify your answer and write as a fraction.

P(glazed donuts)=1/2

200

What is the sample space for choosing an odd number from 1 - 11 at random.

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11

300

You spin a spinner

2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20


What is P(factor of 32)


Write your answer as a percentage 

40%

300

Of the last 15 flights to arrive at Kentucky airport.  6 were late. What is the experimental probability that the next flight to arrive will be late.

Simplify your answer and write as a fraction.

3/5

300

What is the sample space for choosing a prime number less than 15 at random.

2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13

400

You pick a card at random 

3,8,5,9

What is P(even)

Simplify you answer and white as a fraction if needed.

3/4

400

Oscar surveyed 8 students at his school about their favorite colors. Of the students surveyed, 2 said yellow was there favorite color. What is the experimental probability that the next student Oscar talks to will pick yellow?

Simplify your answer and write as fraction.

P(yellow)=1/4

400

What is the sample space for choosing 1 jellybean at random from a jar containing 5 red, 7 green, 2 blue, jellybeans.

(Red, blue, green)

500

You roll a six sided die.

What is P(prime)

Write your answer as a percentage.


50%

500

A florist sold 12 flower bouquets yesterday, including 6 iris bouquets. What is the experimental probability that the next bouquet sold will be an iris bouquet.

Simplify your answer and write as a fraction.

P(iris)=1/2

500

What is the sample space for choosing 1 letter at random from 5 vowels.

(a, e, I, o, u)

M
e
n
u