Possible Outcomes
Terms
Theoretical
Experimental
100
What are the possible outcomes of flipping a coin?
Flipping heads or tails
100
Results of a trial in a probability experiment
Possible outcomes
100
What is the theoretical probability of flipping heads on a coin?
1/2
100
Dan flipped a coin 20 times. He got heads 12 of those times. What is the experimental probability of getting heads?
12/20
200
How many possible outcomes are there for spinning an 8 sided spinner?
8
200
What is this the formula for:
favorable outcomes / possible outcomes
Theoretical probabilty
200
What is the theoretical probability of rolling an even number on a dice?
3/6 or 1/2
200
Students at a school were interviewed about their dream super power. The results are below
What is the experimental probability students interviewed wanted to be able to fly?
38/100
300
What are the possible outcomes of rolling a dice?
Rolling 1 through 6
300
The likelihood that an outcome will happen
Theoretical Probability
300
What is the Theoretical probability of spinning yellow or blue?
2/6
300
Jenny put colored cubes into a bag. There were 4 blue, 2 red, 2 green and 2 yellow. She picked cubes out of the bag 10 times and got blue 6 times. What is the experimental probability of getting blue?
6/10
400
How many possible outcomes are there is you roll a dice and flip a coin at the same time?
12
400
The likelihood that something occurs based on the results of an experiment
Experimental Probability
400
If there were 8 green marbles, 2 red and 3 blue in a bag what would be the theoretical probability of drawing a blue marble?
3/12 or 1/4
400
What is the experimental probability that female students wanted the power of invisibility?
32/100
500
BONUS: What are the possible outcomes of pulling a random card from a deck of cards
Pulling either a hearts, clubs, spades or diamonds. Pulling either a black or red card
Pulling either the numbers 2-10
Pulling either an ace, queen, king pr jack
500
One or more outcomes of an experiment
An event
500
BONUS: Which spinner has a better probability of spinning an odd number? Spinner 1 or 2?
Spinner 2
500
There were many dog breeds at the park last Saturday
What is the experimental probability that the dog was a mutt?
20/56