Theoretical and Experimental 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 being equally likely. It answers the question, 'What could happen?'.

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What is Experimental Probability?

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Experimental Probability is the likelihood of an event happening based on actual experiments or trials. It answers the question, 'What actually happens?'.

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If a fair coin is flipped 40 times, how many times can we expect heads to appear?

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20 times.

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Leonta spins a spinner 575 times. About how many times should she expect to land on an odd number?

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350 times.

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The probability of winning a game is 1 : 12. If Jada plays the game 60 times, how many times could she expect to win?

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5 times.

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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 does it mean if an event has a probability of 0?

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It means the event is impossible and will not occur.

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What does it mean if an event has a probability of 1?

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It means the event is certain to occur.

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In a fair six-sided die, what is the probability of rolling a 3?

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1/6.

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What is the difference between independent and dependent events in probability?

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Independent events do not affect each other's outcomes, while dependent events do.