Theoretical Probability

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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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How do you calculate the probability of an event?

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

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What is the probability of choosing a black or white marble from a bag containing 3 black and 2 white marbles?

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3/5.

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What is the probability of flipping a coin 3 times and getting 3 heads?

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1/8.

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What is the probability of rolling two number cubes and getting a sum of 4?

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1/12.

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What is the probability of choosing a vowel from the word 'MISSISSIPPI' and then drawing a 'P'?

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8/121.

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If there are 6 white socks, 4 black socks, and 2 brown socks, what is the probability of picking a brown sock followed by a black sock?

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1/18.

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What is an example of a simple event in probability?

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Flipping a coin is a simple event with two possible outcomes: heads or tails.

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What is a compound event in probability?

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A compound event consists of two or more simple events. For example, rolling a die and flipping a coin.

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What does it mean if an event is independent?

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An event is independent if the outcome of one event does not affect the outcome of another event.