Theoretical and Experimental Probability

  Which of the following describes theoretical probability?

• a.  Perform an experiment to determine the probability
• a.      Determining the expected probability of an event
• a.  Perform a simulation and count the number of possible outcomes
• a.  Use trials to count the number of desired outcomes

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Experimental Probability is:

• What Will happen 
• What actually happens
• What should happen
• What I think Happens

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

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A bag contains 5 quarters, 2 dimes, and 4 pennies. What is the probability of picking a quarter?

• 5/11
• 5/6
• 1/3
• 5

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

CCSS.7.SP.C.7

An experiment consists of rolling a fair number cube. Find the theoretical probability of rolling an 8.

• 0
• 8/6
• 4/3
• 1/2

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

CCSS.7.SP.C.7

An experiment consists of rolling a fair number cube. Find the theoretical probability of rolling a 3.

• 1/6
• 3/6
• 1
• 1/2

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

CCSS.7.SP.C.7

What is the theoretical probability of picking a vowel from the letters A, B, C, D, and E?

• 2/5
• 2/3
• 1/5
• 25%

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

CCSS.7.SP.C.7

Find the theoretical probability of landing on black if you spin the spinner.

• 0%
• 100%
• 50%
• 25%

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

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Find the theoretical probability of NOT landing on yellow if you spin the spinner.

• 1/8
• 7/8
• 1
• 7

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

CCSS.7.SP.C.7

You spin the spinner. How many possible outcomes are there?

• 4
• 8
• 1
• 6

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

You spin the spinner. How many possible outcomes are there?

• 4
• 8
• 1
• 6