Understanding Experimental Probability

Experimental Probability.

by Dennis Alexander

​Learning Intention

​To understand the difference between experimental and theoretical probability.

​Success criteria.

​If you get a good score in the quiz.

​Click on the video . It will help you understand for the quiz.

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Multiple Choice

Experimental Probability is:

• What Will happen 

• What actually happens

• What should happen

• What I think Happens

Multiple Choice

Kate spun the spinner 75 times and landed on "3" thirty times.

What is the experimental probability ?

• 20/50

• 10/100

• 30/75

• 50%

Multiple Choice

Jill rolled a "5" fifteen times out of 20 rolls on a dice.

What is the experimental probability as a SIMPLIFIED FRACTION!

• 3/7

• 3/6

• 3/5

• 3/4

Multiple Choice

Neil tossed a 6-sided die 90 times. The results of his tosses are recorded in the table below: Which number has the experimental probability of 13/90?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Multiple Choice

The bar graph shows the results of spinning the spinner 200 times. What is the experimental probability of landing on a 3?

Multiple Choice

What is the experimental probability of the spinner landing on a section that is green or red ?

• 5/10

• 1/2

• 2/5

• 1/5