Probability
Theoretical vs.
Experimental
Experimental
Probability Potluck
100
In a dice, what is the probability of rolling a 2 (give answer as a fraction)
1/6
100
Mr. Barker found the probability of drawing a spade to be 1/5 or 20%. Did he find the theoretical or experimental probability?
Experimental Probability
100
Given a 4 color spinner with equal parts (red, blue, yellow, green) what is the probability of spinning red?
1/4 or 25%
200
Probability of rolling an 8 on a single die
0
200
What is the theoretical probability of landing on green or blue?
1/2 or 50%
200
You have a bag of marbles, four red and five green. What is the probability of choosing red?
(4/9) or 44%
300
The letters in the word OCTOBER are placed in a bag. What is the probability of selecting O?
2/7
300
What is the experimental probability of landing on green or blue?
3/8 or 38%
300
What is the theoretical probability of picking a purple marble?
2/11 or 18%
400
In a science quiz, there are three questions with a True or False choices. How many ways can you answer the questions?
8 ways
2 x 2 x 2
400
If you have 10 shirts and 5 pairs of pants and 2 pairs of shoes, how many different ways can you wear them?
100 ways
400
What is the probability of pulling a red marble?
5/11 or 45%