Probability Starter: Simulations & Exp/Theo

Which is the best way to represent answering 25 multiple-choice questions with 4 choices for each answer?

• spin a spinner with four sections 25 times
• roll a die 25 times
• flip a coin 25 times
• roll a die 4 times

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How could you simulate randomly choosing a place for lunch out of 6 different restaurants?

• flip a coin
• roll a die
• spin a 4-sided spinner
• flip 2 coins

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A cereal company is placing one of 6 different toys into its boxes of cereal. Which model could be used to simulate the toys you would randomly find in 50 boxes of cereal?

• a coin that is flipped 50 times
• a 4-sided spinner that is spun 50 times
• a number cube that is rolled 50 times
• a coin is flipped and a number cube is rolled 50 times 

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An ice cream parlor offers 15 different flavors of ice cream. Which model could be used to show how many different choices there are?

• spin a spinner with 5 sections
• flip a coin
• spin a spinner with 15 sections
• roll a die and flip a coin

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 A teacher wants to randomly choose 4 students to answer a series of questions. If there are 20 students in the classroom, describe a model that the teacher could use to simulate choosing these 4 students. 

• rolling a number cube 20 times
• spinning a spinner with 20 sections 4 times
• flipping a coin 20 times
• rolling a number cube and flipping a coin 20 times

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A deck of cards has _______ cards.

• 30

• 50

• 51

• 52

The theoretical probability of choosing a heart from a deck of cards is _____ .

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 1/6

What is the Theoretical Probability of not landing on red?

• 25%

• 50%

• 65%

• 66.7%

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

• 1/8
• 7/8
• 1
• 7

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A spinner is marked with four sections and was spun 100 times. What is the experimental probability of landing on red or blue?

• 14%

• 82%

• 68%

• 100%