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 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 flipping a coin and getting heads?

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1/2

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What is the probability of rolling a die and getting a number greater than 4?

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1/3 (The favorable outcomes are 5 and 6, which are 2 out of 6 possible outcomes.)

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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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1/4

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What is the probability of spinning an even number on a spinner divided into 6 equal sections (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)?

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1/3 (The even numbers are 2, 4, and 6, which are 3 out of 6 possible outcomes.)

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In a bag with 5 red balls and 3 blue balls, what is the probability of picking a blue ball?

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3/8

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

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1/4 (There are 13 hearts in a deck of 52 cards.)

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If a bag contains 5 quarters, 2 dimes, and 4 pennies, what is the probability of picking a quarter?

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5/11

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What is the probability of spinning yellow on a spinner with 12 equal sections, where 1 section is yellow?

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1/12