Probability with a Deck of Cards
Probability with Dice
Probability Vocabulary
Theoretical Probability
Theoretical vs.
Experimental
Experimental
Probability Potluck
100
Probability of pulling a (2)= ?
Hint: There are 52 cards in a deck with four of each number because there are four suits (diamonds, hearts, clubs, and spades)
1/13 or 19%
100
What is the probability of rolling snake eyes?
(two one's)
1/36 or 3%
100
What should happen in theory or what you think will happen in an experiment
Theoretical Probability
100
Drawing a 10 from a deck of cards.
4/52 so 1/13
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
Probability to pull the Queen of Hearts?
1/52 or 2%
200
P(an even number or a 1)
2/3 or 67%
200
What actually occurs in the experiment.
Experimental Probability
200
When rolling one die...
P(3)= ?
1/6 or 17%
200
Ty flips a coin 100 times and records how often he flips tails. His experimental probability needs to match his theoretical probability of 1/2. True or False. Choose the most likely answer.
False, experimental probability might not match theoretical probability.
200
Given a 4 color spinner with equal parts (red, blue, yellow, green) what is the probability of spinning purple?
0
300
Probability of pulling a 4 OR a 7?
2/13 or 15%
300
Probability of rolling a 3, 5, or 0?
1/3 or 33%
300
The three ways probability can be written.
Fractions, decimals, or percents
300
When flipping 2 coins
P(both coins are heads)=
1/4 or 25%
300
What is the theoretical probability of landing on green or blue?
1/2 or 50%
300
You have a bag of marbles, four red and five green. What is the probability of choosing red?
(4/9) or 44%
400
P(Diamond)
13/52 or 25%
400
What is the probability of rolling a six then a number less than 3?
1/18 or 6%
400
The probability of more than one event occurring -
ex: P(A then B)
Compound Probability
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 red then blue?
1/16 or 6%
500
Probability of drawing a card with a 2,3 or 4 on it?
3/13 or 23%
500
P(not a sum of 12)= ?
35/36 or 97%
500
Drawing or set of all possible outcomes
Sample space
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
What is this asking? (Don't do any calculations).
P(Queen of Hearts, Queen of Spades)
What's the probability you draw the Queen of Hearts and then the Queen of Spades.
600
Probability (not an ace)= ?
12/13 or 92%
600
P(Sum of two rolls is 4)
1/12 or 8 1/3 %
because 1+3, 3+1, 2+2
3/36
600
A certain desired outcome
Event
600
What is the probability of landing on a green, then pulling a red marble, then spinning not orange?
15/176 or 9%
600
What is the experimental probability of not landing on green?
17/20 or 85%
600
What is the theoretical probability of rolling a one THEN picking a red card out of a deck of cards
1/12 or 8%
1/6 * 1/2 (half of cards are red so 1/2)