Theoretical Probability

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What is Theoretical Probability?

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The ratio of favorable outcomes to the total number of possible outcomes.

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How do you calculate the theoretical probability of an event?

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Divide the number of favorable outcomes by the total number of possible outcomes.

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What is the theoretical probability of picking an even number from 1 to 20?

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1/2

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If a spinner has 8 equal sections and 3 of them are orange or red, what is the theoretical probability of landing on orange or red?

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3/8

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What is the theoretical probability of NOT landing on yellow if there are 8 sections on a spinner and 1 is yellow?

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7/8

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What is the theoretical probability of rolling a 3 on a fair number cube?

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1/6

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If a die has 6 faces, what is the probability of rolling an even number?

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3/6 or 1/2.

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What is the total number of possible outcomes when rolling a fair six-sided die?

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6.

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If there are 10 marbles (4 red, 6 blue), what is the theoretical probability of picking a red marble?

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4/10 or 2/5.

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What is the theoretical probability of drawing a heart from a standard deck of 52 playing cards?

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13/52 or 1/4.