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Maria is flipping a coin and spinning a spinner. The spinner has 4 equal sections labeled A-D. What is the probability the coin will land on heads and the spinner will land on the letter "A"?
1/8 or 0.125, or 12.5%
100

How are theoretical and experimental probability related?

As the number of trials increase, the experimental probability reaches closer to the theoretical probability. 

100
You are trying to decide what to wear to school. You know you have a green pair of pants, a red pair, and a blue pair. You also have a brown shirt, a plaid shirt, and a yellow shirt. How many different outfit combinations can you make?
9
100
Define "theoretical probability."
It is the probability of what should occur.
100
How likely is it that a coin is flipped and lands on tails?
Equally likely
200
The classic wood carousel at Carousel Park in Hampton, VA has 32 jumping horses and 16 standing horses. What is the probability of randomly selecting a jumping horse?
1/2, or 0.50, or 50%
200

What is experimental probability?

The possible outcomes compared to the total when actually doing the experiment.

200
What is the number of possible outcomes for spinning one spinner with 8 equal sections and another spinner with 6 equal sections?
48 possible outcomes
200
Define "experimental probability."
The probability of what actually occurs.
200
How likely is it that a number cube is tossed and lands on 3?
Unlikely
300

What is the probability of rolling two sixes in a row with a standard number cube?

1/36

300

A letter tile is randomly selected from a bag, recorded, and replaced 100 times. The results are listed below. What is the experimental probability of selecting the letter "E"? A = 16 E = 11 I = 29 O = 19 U = 25

11/100 or 0.11, or 11%

300
Amiya and Keyshawn are candidates for class president of the 7th grade. Ajaye, Chishon, and Laura are candidates for vice president. How many winning combinations are possible?
6
300
Describe the difference between events that are certain, likely, equally likely, unlikely, or never going to happen.
Certain would be 100% of the time, likely is anything greater than 50% of the time, equally likely is exactly 50% of the time, unlikely is anything less than 50% of the time, and never is anything that has a 0% chance of occuring.
300
How likely is it that a number cube is tossed and it lands on 8?
never going to happen
400

There are 3 red marbles, 2 green marbles, and 1 yellow marble in a box. One marble is taken out. What is the probability that it is green?

1/3

400

Pedro recorded the types of birds that visit his bird feeder. Based on the results below, what is the probability the next bird will be a chickadee? Woodpecker = 3 Chickadee = 5 Cardinal = 1 Sparrow = 13 Blue Jay = 3

1/5, or 0.20, or 20%

400
Ms. French is packing for a trip. She packs a white blouse, a pink blouse, a blue blouse, and a green blouse. She also packs a black suit, a navy blue suit, and a gray suit. What is the probability that the first outfit she wears is the gray suit with a pink blouse?
1 out of 12
400

Define sample space.

The list of all possible outcomes.

400
How likely is it that a number cube is tossed and lands on any number 1-6?
Certain
500

Jarvonya spins a spinner with 5 equal sections numbered 1-5 and she spins another spinner with 5 equal sections with the letters A-E. What is the probability she will spin a 4 and a B?

1/25 or 0.04, or 4%

500

A six-sided die is thrown 50 times. Using the list below, how does the theoretical probability of rolling a 3 compare to the experimental probability of rolling a 3? Number on Die How Many Times it Landed on that Number 1 8 2 6 3 7 4 12 5 10 6 7

The theoretical probability is higher than the experimental probability. (Theoretical = 17%, Experimental = 14%)

500
What is the probability of rolling three 4's in a row on a number cube?
1/216
500

Define tree diagrams.

A diagram showing all stages in an event and combining the stages together to make the total outcomes.
500
How likely is it that a number cube lands on 2 and a coin lands on heads?
unlikely