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 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 outcomes).

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What is the probability of drawing a lemon from a bag containing 15 grape, 7 cherry, 3 lemon, and 5 strawberry candies?

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1/10

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

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1/2

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What is the probability of spinning an even number on a spinner divided into 4 equal sections?

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50% (assuming the sections are 1, 2, 3, 4).

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If a bag contains 5 green, 6 yellow, 8 blue, and 7 brown M&Ms, what is the probability of choosing a brown M&M?

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7/26

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What is the probability of spinning yellow on a spinner divided into 12 equal sections?

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1/12

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What does it mean to simplify a fraction in probability?

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To simplify a fraction means to reduce it to its lowest terms, where the numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1.

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What is the total number of outcomes when rolling a standard six-sided die?

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6 (the outcomes are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).

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If you have a bag with 10 red, 10 blue, and 10 green marbles, what is the probability of drawing a red marble?

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1/3