probability line
theoretical vs. experimental
dependent vs. independent
100
What's another word for something that has a 100% chance of happening? 

certain

100

_____is what you think or expect to happen. 

Theoretical probability 

100

_____ events happen without affecting each other. 

Independent 

200

What is the probability term for something that has a 1/2 chance of occurring? 

equally likely 

200

Samuel rolls a die 5 times.  This is what he got each roll: 3,6,2,3,1.  What is the experimental probability of him rolling a 3? 

2/5 = 40% 

200

Zadie has a pizza.  Zadie randomly picks and eats 1 slice before randomly picking another slice.  What kind of events are these?

Dependent 

300

True or False: something that has a 3/4 chance of occurring is unlikely to happen. 

False. 3/4=75%

300

Lawson has a deck of 52 playing cards.  26 cards are red and 26 are black.  He randomly picks a card, records the color, and puts it back.  He does this 5 times and gets these results: R, B, B, B, R.  What is the theoretical probability of him getting a red card? 

1/2 

300

Find the probability.  You roll a 6-sided die twice.  What's the chance of getting an even number the first roll and a 3 the second roll? 

1/12

400

Joey has 4 quarters, 3 dimes, 2 nickels, and 1 penny.  What is the probability of him randomly selecting a quarter OR a dime? 

7/10 = 70% (Likely) 

400

Vivi flipped a coin 10 times.  Here are her results: H, T, T, T, H, H, T, T, T, H.  Which is greater - the theoretical or experimental probability of her landing tails? 

Experimental 

400

Find the probability.  Lily has 2 apples, 5 oranges, 3 bananas, and 5 cherries.  She randomly picks and eats a fruit before randomly grabbing another one.  What is the probability of her picking an orange the first time and a banana the second time? 

3/42

500

Ben has 12 lollipops, 4 gumballs, 3 jellybeans, and 1 mint in a bag.  What is the likelihood that he randomly selects a gumball or a jellybean? 

7/20 = 35% (unlikely) 

500

Isaac has a bag of Legos.  2 of them are red, 6 are blue, 5 are green, 4 are white, and 7 are yellow.  Which of the following does he have a higher theoretical probability of randomly picking - option A or option B?  Option A = a red or green Lego.  Option B = a blue or white Lego. 

Option B - blue or white 

500

Dana has 8 red shirts, 2 blue shirts, 4 blue pants, and 6 white pants in her closet.  She randomly picks an item and leaves it on her bed before randomly picking another one.  What is the probability of her picking a blue shirt the first time and a blue item the second time?  

1/38

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