Theoretical Probability Practice

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What is theoretical probability?

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Theoretical probability is the likelihood of an event happening based on all possible outcomes, calculated as the number of favorable outcomes divided by the total number of possible outcomes.

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What is the formula for calculating probability?

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

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What is the probability of spinning a color that is not present on a spinner?

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The probability is 0, as there are no favorable outcomes.

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If a spinner has 4 equal sections (red, blue, green, yellow), what is the probability of landing on green?

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1/4 or 25%.

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

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1/2 or 50%.

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If a spinner has 8 sections and 1 is yellow, what is the probability of NOT landing on yellow?

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7/8 or 87.5%.

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What is the probability of rolling an even number on a standard die?

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3/6 or 1/2, since the even numbers are 2, 4, and 6.

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In the word 'MATHEMATICS', how many letters are there?

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11 letters.

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What is the probability of choosing the letter 'M' from the word 'MATHEMATICS'?

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2/11, since there are 2 M's out of 11 letters.

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What is the probability of drawing a red card from a standard deck of cards?

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26/52 or 1/2, since there are 26 red cards.