Outcomes & Events
Probability
Relative Frequency
Experimental vs. Theoretical
Likelihood
100

The number of possible outcomes for drawing a card from a deck

What is 52

100

The probability (percentage) of drawing the Queen of hearts

What is 1.9%?

100

The relative frequency (percentage) for picking a yellow marble

5 green, 7 blue, 8 red, 3 yellow

What is 13%?

100

Probability (theoretical or experimental) that can be calculated before the experiment is performed

What is theoretical probability?

100

The likelihood of an event with a probability of 0%

What is impossible?

200

The experiment associated with drawing a card and getting the Queen of hearts

What is drawing a card?

200

The probability (percentage) of drawing a red card

What is 50%?

200

Relative frequency (percentage) for picking a blue marble.

5 green, 7 blue, 2 black, 8 yellow, 10 red

What is 21.9%?

200

Probability (theoretical or experimental) that is based on repeated trials of an experiment

What is experimental probability?

200

The likelihood of an event with a probability of 31%

What is unlikely?


300

The event associated with drawing a card and getting the Queen of hearts

What is getting the Queen of hearts?

300

The probability (percentage) of flipping tails on a coin

What is 50%?

300

Relative frequency (percentage) for picking a purple or red marble

8 purple, 6 green, 10 red, 7 blue, 13 yellow, 7 green

What is 35.3%?

300

The theoretical probability (percentage) of rolling a 4 on a die

What is 16.7%?

300

The likelihood of an event with a probability of 100%

What is certain?

400

The number of favorable outcomes for drawing a red card

What is 26?

400

The probability (percentage) of drawing a spade?

What is 25%?

400

The relative frequency of picking a marble that is not green

7 blue, 8 red, 2 green, 4 blue, 1 yellow

What is 90.9%?

400

The theoretical probability (percentage) of rolling a 3 or 4 on a die

What is 33.4%?

400

The likelihood of an event with a probability of 51%

What is likely?

500

The number of favorable outcomes for drawing a 3 or 8

What is 8?

500

The probability (percentage) of drawing a 3 or 8

What is 15.4%?

500

Relative frequency (percentage) for picking a marble of primary color

8 yellow, 6 blue, 5 green, 3 red, 5 purple, 9 orange

What is 47.2%?

500

The experimental probability (percentage) of picking a yellow or purple marble

8 red, 7 green, 3 yellow, 6 purple, 12 blue

What is 25%?

500

The order of the following events from LEAST likely to MOST likely:

a. getting homework in math class (4/5)

b. drawing the 1 of clubs (0/52)

c. chance of rain (36/100)

d. the sun rising in the morning (7/7)

What is b, c, a, d?