Experimental vs. Theoretical

Experimental Probability is:

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

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Theoretical Probability is?

• What Should happen
• What does happen
• What Will Happen
• What I want to Happen

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What is the Theoretical Probability of not landing on red?

• 25%

• 50%

• 65%

• 66.7%

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

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The bar graph shows the results of spinning the spinner 200 times. What is the theoretical probability of landing on a 4 ?

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A bag has 4 green marbles, 3 red, 2 blue and 1 yellow. What is the theoretical probability of pulling a red?

• 3/10

• 3/6

• 1/9

• 1/3

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What is the theoretical probability of the spinner landing on a 5?

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Experimental Probability is ______

• data from our experiment

• our prediction

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What is the theoretical probability of tossing a number cube and it landing on an even number? reduce your fraction

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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?

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• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

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