Probability with Dice
Theoretical Probability
Theoretical vs.
Experimental
Experimental
Probability Potluck
100
What is the probability of rolling snake eyes?
(two one's)
1/36 or 3%
100
What is the theoretical probability of landing on green or blue?
1/2 or 50%
100
Mr. Barker found the probability of drawing a spade to be 1/5 or 20%. Did he find the theoretical or experimental probability?
Experimental Probability
100
Given a 4 color spinner with equal parts (red, blue, yellow, green) what is the probability of spinning red?
1/4 or 25%
200
P(an even number or a 1)
2/3 or 67%
200
When rolling one die...
P(3)= ?
1/6 or 17%
200
What is the probability of landing on a green, then pulling a red marble, then spinning not orange?
15/176 or 9%
200
Given a 4 color spinner with equal parts (red, blue, yellow, green) what is the probability of spinning purple?
0
300
Probability of rolling a 3, 5, or 0?
1/3 or 33%
300
When flipping 2 coins
P(both coins are heads)=
1/4 or 25%
300
What is the experimental probability of not landing on green?
17/20 or 85%
300
You have a bag of marbles, four red and five green. What is the probability of choosing red?
(4/9) or 44%
400
What is the probability of rolling a number less than 3?
2/6 or 1/3
400
What is the theoretical probability of choosing an R from the word PROBABILITY
0
400
What is the experimental probability of landing on green or blue?
3/8 or 38%
400
Given a 4 color spinner with equal parts (red, blue, yellow, green) what is the probability of spinning green or red?
2/4 or 1/2
500
P(not a multiple of 3)= ?
4/6 or 2/3
500
What is the theoretical probability of picking a purple marble?
2/11 or 18%
500
What is the theoretical probability of not landing on green?
3/4 or 75%
500
You have a bag of marbles 4 red, 3 blue and 3 green. What is the probability of not choosing red?
6/10 or 60%