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How Likely is it?
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Maria spinning a spinner. The spinner has 4 equal sections labeled A-D. What is the probability the spinner will land on the letter "A"?
1/4 or 25%
100
Hasaan has a spinner with 5 equal sections, each a different color. After only 10 spins, the pointer had landed on red 40% of the time. After a whopping 1,000 spins, the pointer landed on red only 22% of the time. How can Hasaan account for this change in experimental probability?
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
A bag of marbles has 3 red marbles, 5 black marbles, and 2 white marbles. What is the probability of pulling out a red marble?
3/10 or 30%
200
Ms. Catalano has a non-uniform spinner where red is 1/2 the spinner, blue is 1/4, and black is 1/4. After 500 spins, about how many times would you expect red to show up?
250 times
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
I have a pack of Starburst. There are 8 orange, 3 red, and 1 yellow. What is the probability that I pick a pink one? Impossible, unlikely, likely, or certain?
Impossible
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 Kyshon are candidates for class president of the 7th grade. Cijae, William, and Ashley are candidates for vice president. How many winning combinations are possible?
6
300
What does it mean if an event is certain? Give an example of a certain event.
It will occur, 100% likely New Year's Eve happens on December 31st.
300
How likely is it that a number cube is tossed and it lands on 8?
never going to happen
400
There are 7 red marbles, 2 green marbles, and 1 yellow marble in a box. Is it certain, likely, unlikely, or impossible that I select a green marble?
Unlikely-20%
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. Martinez 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
What does it mean if an event is unlikely? Give an example.
Less than 50% chance of it happening. I roll a 5 on a dice (1/6 or 16.6%)
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 deli owner records the following information about his customers: 48 ordered Turkey 25 ordered Vegetarian 27 orded Ham If he sells 20 sandwiches today about how many of them will be Turkey?
About 10 (9.6 to be exact but you can't sell a piece of a sandwich!)
500
Mr. Kilgore is working on the summer school schedule. His choices are listed below. 1st period-Spanish or Math 2nd period-Science, gym, or art 3rd period-English or Social Studies Create a tree diagram showing all the possible combinations he can create.
Spanish Math Science Gym Art Science Gym Art Ela SS ELA SS ELA SS ELA SS ELA SS ELA SS 12 combinations
500
Which event listed below is not experimental? Ms. Catalano says the probability of flipping a coin and landing on heads is 50%. Mr. Del Re spins a spinner that is 1/4 yellow, 1/4 red, 1/4 blue, and 1/4 orange 20 times and gets yellow 10 times.
Mr. Del Ray
500
How likely is it that a number cube lands on 2 and a coin lands on heads?
unlikely