Theoretical and Experimental Probability

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What is the definition of theoretical probability?

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

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What is the definition of experimental probability?

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Experimental probability is the likelihood of an event occurring based on actual experiments or trials, calculated as the ratio of the number of times the event occurs to the total number of trials.

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If Mike made 63 out of 84 free throws, what is the experimental probability that he will make his next free throw?

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What is the theoretical probability of rolling a 2 on a fair six-sided die?

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If a bag contains 15 white marbles and 12 blue marbles, what is the probability of selecting a blue marble?

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In a city survey, if 86 out of 100 people voted, what is the probability that a randomly selected person voted?

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What is the formula for calculating probability?

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What is the difference between theoretical and experimental probability?

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Theoretical probability is based on expected outcomes, while experimental probability is based on actual outcomes from experiments.

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

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How do you calculate the experimental probability of an event?

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To calculate experimental probability, divide the number of times the event occurs by the total number of trials.