Outcomes
Likelihood
Theoretical Probability
Experimental Probability
Predictions
100
The number of possible outcomes for this spinner.
What is 4?
100
A jar contains 10 butterflies, 7 ladybugs, & 5 dragonflies. This is the likelihood of reaching into the jar without looking and removing a firefly.
(Impossible, Unlikely, Equally Likely, Likely, Certain)
What is Impossible?
100
The theoretical probability of spinning orange.
What is 2/6 or 1/3?
100
The experimental probability of flipping heads, if 15 heads were observed after 20 coin flips.
What is 15/20 or 3/4 or 75%?
100
Janice rolled her number cube 100 times. This is the probability she should expect for rolling a 3 on her next try.
What is 1/6?
200
The number of possible outcomes when you shoot free throws.
What is 2?
200
Your chance to win a game is 60%. This likelihood can be described as:
(Impossible, Unlikely, Equally Likely, Likely, Certain)
What is Likely?
200
If I spin the spinner 12 times, I will expect this probability for green on my next spin.
What is 1/2?
200
The Experimental Probability of Picking a Color that is NOT Blue, as a percent.
What is 24/30 or 80%?
200
Manny flipped a coin 50 times. This is the number of tails he should have observed
What is 25?
300
The number of times it is possible to stop on a yellow
What is 2?
300
The fraction that represents a certain likelihood,
3/10, 1/2, 3/4, or 5/5
What is 5/5?
300
The expected probability of spinning a 5 on the next spin
What is 2/7?
300
The Probability of getting Blue or Green marbles from a bag, after being pulled and then replaced. (50 marbles total)
What is 25/50 or 50%?
300
Your friend Spins a Spinner 48 times, What is the probability of getting red? Simplify
What is 3/12 or 1/4?
400
The probability of landing on red.
What is 5/12?
400
The likelihood of flipping tails on a coin:
(Impossible, Unlikely, Equally Likely, Likely, Certain)
What is equally likely?
400
This color has a higher probability of the spinner stopping on it.
What is green?
400
A 4-section spinner labeled A, B, C, D was spun 25 times with the following results:
A, B, C, B, B, B, A, C, D, C, A, A, A, B, C, C, D, D, D, D, A, B, C, C, A
This was the observed probability of it stopping on D.
What is 5/25 = 1/5 = 20%?
400
Leesa has been observed to make 3 shots out of 5 tries. If she is to shoot the ball another 100 times, this is the number of times she should expect to make it.
What is 60?
500
The number of possible outcomes reaching in a drawer with pairs of red, green, yellow, blue, and black socks.
What is 5?
500
This one has the greater likelihood.
Probability of flipping heads or Probability of rolling a number cube and getting a number smaller than 3
What is flipping heads on a coin?
500
After 30 spins, the probability of getting a number larger than 6.
What is 3/10?
500
Three students spin a spinner and record their experimental probability of spinning yellow. The person most likely to be able to accurately estimate the theoretical probability of spinning yellow among:
a) Jaiden, who spins 10 times
b) Terrick, who spins 50 times
c) Bennie, who spins 100 times
Who is Bennie?
500
If you know you have to stop for a train 30% of the time at a nearby intersection, this is the number of times you should expect to wait for a train on your next 50 trips to this intersection
What is 15?