Probability with a Standard Deck of Cards
Probability
Probability Vocabulary
Theoretical vs.
Experimental
Make a Prediction
100

Probability of drawing a 2 (as a percent)


approx. 7.7%

100

the probability of rolling a 2  (give answer as a fraction)

1/6

100

The ratio of the number of ways an event could occur to the total number of equally likely outcomes

Theoretical Probability

100

What is the experimental probability of drawing spades?

1/5

100

If you flip a coin 320 times. How many times can you expect it to land on heads?

ABOUT 160 times
200

Probability of drawing the Queen of Hearts?

1/52


200

Given a 4 color spinner with equal parts (red, blue, yellow, green) what is the probability of spinning red?

1/4 or 25%

200

After repeated trials the experimental probability should get _________ to the theoretical probability 

closer

200

Theoretical probability of flipping heads twice in a row (as a fraction)

1/4


200

If you roll a dice 50 times. How many times can you expect it to land on 5?

About 8 times

300

Probability of drawing a 2,3 or 4 (as a fraction)

3/13


300

Probability of rolling an 8 on a single die

0

300

Describe the likelihood if the probability is 51%

Likely

300

What is the theoretical probability of landing on green or blue? 

1/2 or 50%

300
If a die is rolled 75 times, how many times can you expect it to land on 2 or 4?

About 25 times.

400

Probability of pulling any 4 OR a heart (as a fraction)

4/13

400

You have a bag of marbles, four red and five green. What is the probability of choosing red?

(4/9) 

400

what we expect to happen mathematically

Theoretical probability

400

What is the experimental probability of landing on green or blue? 

3/8 

400

Out of 416 player 71 players won. How many players would you expect to will if 600 people played?

ABOUT 102 winners

500

Probability of not an ace (as a percent)


about 92%

500

Probability of an even number or a 1

(give as a percent)

about 67%

500

The ratio of actual outcomes to the total number of possible outcomes in repeated trials

Experimental Probability

500

What is the theoretical probability of not landing on green? 

3/4 or 75%

500

Out of 250 draws of a standard deck of cards what is the probability of drawing an ace. 

about 19 times

1000

There were 22 winners out of 213 total players. How many players could you expect to lose if there was a total of 500 players?

About 448 losers