Experimental and Theoretical
Independent and Dependent Events
Simple Probability
Predictions/Simulations
Mystery
100
The type of probability that describes what ACTUALLY happens.
What is experimental?
100
Fill in the blanks:
When one event does NOT impact the second, the two events called ____________ events, but when one event DOES impact the second, these events are called ___________.
What is independent, dependent?
100
The letters of the word probability are placed in a bag. The probability of picking a b is...
What is 2/11?
100
Three out of every 5 customers who walks into a bank are male. Predict the number of female customers who visit the bank if there are 150 total customers on a given day.
What is 60?
100
A dice is rolled and a coin is flipped. Draw a tree diagram to represent the sample space.
Another option was to have 1-6 at the top/left and two branches coming from each number labelled H and T.
200
The type probability that describes what SHOULD happen.
What is theoretical?
200
9 blue, 3 red, 4 white marbles are in a bucket. A marble is chosen, not replaced, then another one is chosen. The probability of choosing a white then a red is...
What is 1/20?
200
A bag contains 5 red chips, 7 blue chips, and 4 green chips. The simplified probability of choosing a green chip is...
What is 1/4?
200
In a game, a player wins if he rolls an even number on a dice. If the dice is rolled 32 times, what is a reasonable prediction for the number of wins?
What is 16?
200
A spinner is equally divided into 8 sections numbered 1-8. The probability of spinning a number less than 5 is...
What is 1/2?
300
The theoretical probability of rolling a 2 or 5 on a number cube. Simplify if needed.
What is 1/3?
300
Balls are placed in a bucket. The balls are numbered from 1 to 15. One ball is randomly selected from the bucket, replaced, then another ball is selected. The probability that #3 is chosen two times in a row is...
What is 1/225?
300
The letters in the word CALIFORNIA are placed in a bag. What is the probability of selecting a consonant?
What is 5/10 or 1/2?
300
A survey of 300 Milbank students found that 7 out of 10 get at least 1 hour of exercise each day. How many total students get at least 1 hour?
What is 210?
300
Determine whether the events below are independent or dependent.
1) 12 students want to play football. A captain is chosen, then a co-captain is chosen.
2) Two marbles are chosen from a bag.
3) A spinner is spun twice.
What is dependent, dependent, independent?
400
Two coins are flipped. What is the probability that both coins land on tails?
What is 1/4?
400
A dice is rolled three times in a row. The probability of rolling a 2, then an odd number, then another 2 is...
What is 1/60?
400
The probability of an event NOT happening is called its _____________.
What is complement?
400
At the basketball game, 4 out of 7 students were wearing pink. Based on this, if 140 students were at the game, how many students can be expected to be wearing pink?
What is 80?
400
A coin is flipped 6 times. What are the chances the coin lands on tails every single time?
What is 1/64?
500
The list below shows the different donuts sold by 8 AM at a local bakery.
Glazed - 4
Sprinkles - 6
Chocolate Frosted - 3
Based on these results, if 182 donuts were sold by the end of the day, how many donuts can be expected to be chocolate frosted?
What is 42?
500
3 red, 5 blue, 8 green, and 2 yellow chips are placed in a bucket. You choose a chip three times in a row without replacing them. The probability that you choose a red OR a blue, then a green, then a yellow is...
What is 4/153?
500
The numbers 1-15 are placed in a bag. The probability that a number divisible by 3 is chosen is...
What is 1/3?
500
5 out of every 8 students at Milbank Middle School rides the bus. Predict the number of total students who do NOT ride the bus if there are 240 students at AMS.
What is 90?
500
There are 12 marbles in a bag. 5 are striped. 7 are solid. What is the probability of drawing a striped, followed by a solid without replacing?
What is 35/132?