Vocabulary
Theoretical Probability
Experimental Probability
Compound Probability
Predictions with Probability
100
An event that can occur
What is an outcome
100
What is the probability of getting a 4 or 5 on a single six-sided dice? Write in simplest form!
What is 1/3
100
After the movie, 99 out of 130 people surveyed said they liked the movie. What is the experimental probability that the next person surveyed will say he or she liked the movie?
What is 99/130
100
You spin each spinner once and then calculate the
sum of the numbers.
What is the probability that you get a sum of 2?
What is 1/6
100
In 1951, Odessa, Texas had high temperatures of at least 95°F for 11 percent of the year. During that year, how many days could residents predict would have highs of at least 95°F?
What is 40
200
What SHOULD happen when an event occurs(flipping a coin, shooting a free throw, etc.)
What is theoretical probability.
200
What is the probability of pulling a 7, 8 or 9 out of a standard deck of cards. Write in simplest form!
What is 3/13
200
Maria played a game of darts. She threw 15 darts and hit the target 9 times. What is the experimental probability that Maria will hit the target the next time she throws a dart? Write your answer in simplest form.
What is 3/5
200
You spin each spinner once and then calculate the
sum of the numbers.
What is the probability that you land a sum less than 4?
3/6 or 1/2
200
Advertisements claim that the Amtrak train is on-time 92 percent of the time. If the train had 650 in a day, how many times was the train on time?
What is 598
300
The likelihood that an event will occur, given as a decimal from 0 to 1 or 0% to 100%
What is probability
300
what is the probability of NOT getting a 7, 8, or 9 on a standard deck of cards? Write your answer in simplest form.
What is 10/13
300
Jenifer is playing basketball. She scored 11 baskets in 15 free throws. What is the experimental probability that she will score a basket on her next free throw?
What is 11/15
300
What is the total number of outcomes?
What is 12
300
ABC Airlines has had delays on 18 of 126 recent flights. Over the next week, ABC airlines had 945 flights. How many of those flights are expected to be delayed?
What is 135
400
The set of all outcomes in the sample space that are NOT included in the event
What is complement
400
What is the likelihood of pulling a 4 or 5 out of a standard deck of cards? Impossible, unlikely, as likely as not, likely, certain.
What is unlikely
400
Madison has gone to work for 60 days. On 39 of those days, she arrived at work before 8:30 A.M. On the rest of the days she arrived after 8:30 A.M. What is the experimental probability she will arrive after 8:30 A.M. on the next day she goes to work? Write your answer in simplest form.
What is 7/20
400
What is the probability of choosing blue from the first bucket and blue from the second bucket?
What is 1/12
400
Last season, Dak Prescott had an interception for every 127 pass attempts. If he had 2540 attempts, how many interceptions would you expect Dak Prescott to have?
What is 20
500
A type of probability which determines the likelihood of TWO events occurring, such as selecting two marbles from two different buckets or selecting a card from two different piles.
What is compound probability
500
Adrian has a spinner with 8 equal sides numbered 1 to 8. He wants to know what the probability is of NOT landing on 7 or 8. Write your answer in simplest form.
What is 3/4
500
For the past four weeks, Zachary has been recording the daily high temperature. During that time, the high temperature has been greater than 45°F on 20 out of 28 days. What is the experimental probability that the high temperature will be below 45°F on the twenty-ninth day? Write your answer in simplest form
What is 2/7
500
What is the probability of choosing blue
from the first bucket or blue from the
second bucket?
What is 6/12 or 1/2
500
A survey shows that 67 percent of peanut-butter lovers prefer chunky style. Out of 850 people surveyed, how many can be predicted to say they prefer chunky-style peanut butter?
What is 570