Theoretical Probability

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What is theoretical probability?

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Theoretical probability is the likelihood of an event occurring based on the possible outcomes in a perfect scenario, calculated as the ratio of the number of favorable outcomes to the total number of possible outcomes.

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How do you calculate the probability of an event?

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Probability of an event = (Number of favorable outcomes) / (Total number of possible outcomes).

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What is the probability of an event that is certain to happen?

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The probability of an event that is certain to happen is 1.

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What is the probability of an event that is impossible?

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The probability of an event that is impossible is 0.

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If a spinner has 4 equal sections, what is the probability of landing on any one section?

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The probability of landing on any one section is 1/4.

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In a jar with 10 green, 7 red, and 3 blue marbles, what is the total number of marbles?

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The total number of marbles is 20 (10 green + 7 red + 3 blue).

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How do you find the probability of pulling a specific color marble from a jar?

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Probability of pulling a specific color marble = (Number of that color marbles) / (Total number of marbles in the jar).

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What is the probability of flipping a coin and getting tails?

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The probability of flipping a coin and getting tails is 1/2.

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If a spinner has 2 yellow sections and 2 blue sections, what is the probability of landing on yellow?

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The probability of landing on yellow is 2/4 or 1/2.

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What does it mean if an event is equally likely?

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An event is equally likely if all outcomes have the same chance of occurring.