Theoretical Probability
Experimental
Impossible,unlikely, likely, certain
word problems
multiplication and addition
100
If Lisa spins the spinner 12 times how many times should it land on yellow?
1/3 or 33%
100
20 cards were pulled from a standard deck of cards. 5 were spades, 7 were hearts, 3 were clubs, and 5 were diamonds. What is the experimental probability of pulling a spade?
1/4 or 25%
100
5 marbles are red, 4 marbles are green, 2 marbles are blue, what is the probability of pulling a purple marble?
Impossible
100
Mrs.Trim has 25 students, 5 know how to speak French, 6 know how to speak Japanese, and 13 know how to speak Spanish. What is the probability of Mrs.Trim calling on a student who knows how to speak French?
1/5 or 20%
100
5x5
25
200
If we spin the spinner 16 times how many times will the spinner theoretically land on each piece?
4/16 or 1/4 or 0.25
200
If you flip a coin 24 times and it land on heads 16 times and tails 8 times. What is the experimental probability of the coin landing on heads?
2/3 or 67%
200
12 candies are pineapple, 4 are mango, 16 are orange. What is the probability of pulling a mango candy?
unlikely
200
Milo works at a fast food restaurant. He knows that 4 costumers payed with cash, 10 with debit cards, and 13 with credit cards. What is the probability of the next customer paying with cash?
4/27 or 15%
200
10x10
100
300
If we roll a classic 6 sided dice 36 times how many times should it land on 4?
6 times
300
Zac spins a spinner 15 times it lands on green 2 times, yellow 5 times, red 4 times, and blue 4 times. what is the experimental probability of spinning a green? Simplify answer.
2/15 or 13%
300
If there are 75 shirts and 13 are blue, What is the probability of pulling a blue shirt?
Unlikely
300
Jake works at a store selling video games. If Jake ordered 23 zombie games, 36 gun games, and 20 children's games, what is the probability of getting a zombie game before all the games sell out?
23/79 or 29%
300
50x20
1000
400
A card is drawn from a standard deck of cards. What is the theoretical probability of the card being an 8?Simplify answer.
1/13 or 8%
400
Coin is tossed 10 times and lands on heads 7 times and tails 3 times, What is the probability of landing on heads?
7/10 or 70%
400
If 789 voted for minty twists, and 900 voted for pineapple twists, what is the probability of buying pineapple twists?
Likely
400
A box of has 12 orange kittens, 4 black kittens, and 7 grey kittens. What is the probability of getting an orange kitten?
12/23 or 52%
400
400x3
1200
500
If a coin is flipped 38 times what is the theoretical probability of landing on tails?
1/2 or 50%
500
A dice is rolled 16 times it lands on four 2 times, three 3 times, two 3 times, one 2 times, five 4 times, and six 2 times. What is the experimental probability of landing on five?
25% or 1/4
500
If there are 3 balloons and all three are pink, what is the probability of getting a pink balloon?
Certain
500
A box contains 7 white balls, 3 black balls, and 8 red balls. What is the probability that you will draw a black ball from the bag?
1/6 or 17%
500
56x89
4984