Probability with a Standard Deck of Cards
Probability with Dice
Probability Vocabulary
Compound Probability
Theoretical vs.
Experimental
Experimental
Probability Potluck
100
Probability of drawing a 2 (as a percent)
approx. 7.7%
100
the probability of rolling a 2 (give answer as a fraction)
1/6
100
The ratio of the number of ways an event could occur to the total number of equally likely outcomes
Theoretical Probability
100
There are 3 blue, 2 green and 4 yellow tiles in a dish. If I draw one and replace it, then draw another what is the probability of drawing two blues.
1/9
100
What is the experimental probability of drawing spades?
1/5
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 of drawing the Queen of Hearts?
1/52
200
Probability of an even number or a 1
(give as a percent)
about 67%
200
Finding the probability of rolling a dice, spinning a spinner, and flipping a coin, is called __________.
compound probability
200
There are 3 blue, 2 green and 4 yellow tiles in a dish. If I draw one and replace it, then draw another what is the probability of drawing a blue then green
2/27
200
Theoretical probability of flipping heads twice in a row (as a fraction)
1/4
200
You have a bag of marbles, four red and five green. What is the probability of choosing red?
(4/9)
300
Probability of drawing a 2,3 or 4 (as a fraction)
3/13
300
Probability of rolling an 8 on a single die
0
300
The ratio of actual outcomes to the total number of possible outcomes in repeated trials
Experimental Probability
300
What is the probability of rolling a multiple of 2 on a standard die and flipping heads on a fair coin?
1/4
300
What is the theoretical probability of landing on green or blue?
1/2 or 50%
300
Given a 4 color spinner with equal parts (red, blue, yellow, green), the probability of spinning red then blue (as a fraction)
1/16
400
Probability of pulling any 4 OR a heart (as a fraction)
4/13
400
probability of rolling a 5, then a 2 (as a fraction)
1/36
400
The second event is influenced by the first event (i.e. after an item is selected, it is not replaced)
Dependent events
400
If I am making a sandwich and have the options of wheat, white, sourdough, or rye for bread. Meat choices are ham, turkey, or tuna. What is the probability that I get a turkey sandwich on rye?
1/12
400
What is the experimental probability of landing on green or blue?
3/8
400
The theoretical probability of rolling a one on a six-sided die THEN picking a red card out of a standard deck of cards.
1/12
500
Out of 250 draws of a standard deck of cards what is the probability of drawing an ace.
about 19 times
500
the probability of rolling a six then a number less than 3 (as a fraction)
1/18
500
what we expect to happen mathematically
Theoretical probability
500
If I am making a sandwich and have the options of wheat, white, sourdough, or rye for bread. Meat choices are ham, turkey, or tuna. What is the probability someone will have a turkey sandwich.
1/3
500
What is the theoretical probability of not landing on green?
3/4 or 75%
500
What is the probability I draw a purple marble and spin green?
1/22
600
Probability of not an ace (as a percent)
about 92%
600
When rolling two dice, the probability that the sum is NOT 12. (as a fraction)
35/36
600
After repeated trials the experimental probability should get _________ to the theoretical probability
closer
600
If I am making a sandwich and have the options of wheat, white, sourdough, or rye for bread. Meat choices are ham, turkey, or tuna. What is the complimentary probability of turkey.
2/3
600
What is the experimental probability of not landing on green?
17/20
600
What is the probability drawing a red marble out of 150 draws.
about 68 times.