Quiz about Probability - Theoretical and Experimental

Question 1

You pick a marble from this bag.
What is the probability you will choose either a black or a white marble?
*remember to simplify*

Accepted Answer

3/5

Answer

4/10

Answer

3/10

Answer

6/10

Question 2

Experimental Probability is:

Accepted Answer

What actually happened

Answer

What will happen

Answer

What should happen

Answer

What I think will happen

Question 3

How do you write 0.02 as a percent?

Accepted Answer

2%

Answer

20%

Answer

200%

Answer

.02%

Question 4

P(not A) =

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

6/8

Answer

2/8

Answer

1/4

Question 5

How many outfits are possible with 5 pairs of jeans, 8 t-shirts, and 2 pairs of shoes?

Accepted Answer

80

Answer

15

Answer

40

Answer

10

Question 6

What is the Theoretical Probability of not landing on red?

Accepted Answer

66.7%

Answer

25%

Answer

50%

Answer

65%

Question 7

Experimental Probability is:

Accepted Answer

What actually happens

Answer

What Will happen

Answer

What should happen

Answer

What I think Happens

Question 8

Find the experimental probability:
Roll dice: 1, 3, 3, 4, 4
P(1) =

Accepted Answer

1/5

Answer

3/5

Answer

1/6

Answer

2/5

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

1/6

Answer

3/6

Answer

1

Answer

1/2

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

0

Answer

8/6

Answer

4/3

Answer

1/2

Question 11

Find the theoretical probability of landing on green or red if you spin the spinner.

Accepted Answer

1/4

Answer

0

Answer

3/8

Answer

5/8

Question 12

Use the spinner to determine the theoretical probability of the event.

Accepted Answer

P (purple) =1/6

Answer

P (purple) = 1/3

Answer

P (purple) =1/4

Answer

P (purple) =1/5

Question 13

P(not A) =
*Remember to simplify.*

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

6/8

Answer

2/8

Answer

1/4

Question 14

Bella spun a spinner with three sections. Using her results, find the likelihood that Bella lands on a red or yellow on her next spin.

Accepted Answer

4/5

Answer

2/5

Answer

3/5

Question 15

If you flipped a coin 20 times and got tails 5 times, what is P(tails)?

Accepted Answer

5/20

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/5

Answer

Not Possible

Question 16

Bella spun a spinner with three equal sections. Using her results, find the likelihood that Bella will not land on blue on her next turn.

Accepted Answer

4/5

Answer

2/5

Answer

1/5

Question 17

You have three sticks. Each stick has one red side and one blue side. You throw the sticks 10 times and record the results.

Use the table to find the experimental probability of tossing 3 blue.

Accepted Answer

1/5

Answer

2/5

Answer

2/10

Answer

3/10

Question 18

Probability is ...

Accepted Answer

the chance that some event will occur.

Answer

a game that involves coins.

Answer

a guarantee.

Question 19

Probability can be written as ...

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Answer

a fraction

Answer

a decimal

Answer

a percent

Question 20

A jar contains 2 pink, 6 red, and 4 blue marbles. If you pick one marble without looking, what is the probability that the marble you pick will be red or blue?

Accepted Answer

5/6

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/3

Answer

1/6

Question 21

What is the probability of selecting an orange candy?

Accepted Answer

100%

Answer

0%

Answer

25%

Answer

50%

Question 22

P(not A) =
*Remember to simplify.*

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

6/8

Answer

2/8

Answer

1/4

Question 23

A likely chance event is closer to what number?

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

0

Answer

.5

Answer

100

Question 24

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

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

1/3

Answer

1/4

Answer

Never, Tails never fails.

Question 25

An unlikely chance event is closer to what number?

Accepted Answer

0

Answer

1

Answer

2

Answer

3

Question 26

The probability of it raining today is 30%.  What is the probability that it will NOT rain?

Accepted Answer

70%

Answer

30%

Answer

100%

Answer

0%

Question 27

A set of all possible outcomes is known as -

Accepted Answer

a sample space

Answer

a list

Answer

a complement

Answer

an event

Question 28

What is the sample space?

Accepted Answer

orange, green, red, white, yellow

Answer

6 bears

Answer

unlikely

Answer

2 red bears

Question 29

Action: Choose one sport.

Event: Pick a sport with no ball.

Sample space: football, swimming, baseball, gymnastics

Which outcomes are part of the event?

Accepted Answer

swimming

Accepted Answer

gymnastics

Answer

football

Answer

baseball

Question 30

What is the experimental probability of choosing a red card?
Hint: Count the hearts and diamonds.

Accepted Answer

11/25

Answer

26/52

Answer

0/52

Answer

9/52

Question 31

The probability of flipping a coin and landing on tails is 1/2.
If you flip the coin 100 times, approximately how many times could you expect to land on tails?

Accepted Answer

50 times

Answer

100 times

Answer

200 times

Question 32

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

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

4, 5, and 6

Answer

3/6

Answer

3

Question 33

Find the theoretical probability of landing on green or red if you spin the spinner.

Accepted Answer

1/4

Answer

0

Answer

3/8

Answer

5/8

Question 34

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

Accepted Answer

7/8

Answer

1/8

Answer

1

Answer

7

Question 35

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

Accepted Answer

0%

Answer

100%

Answer

50%

Answer

25%

Question 36

Probability can be between what two numbers?

Accepted Answer

0 and 1

Answer

10 and 20

Answer

0 and 100

Answer

All Numbers are possible

Question 37

Shannon has a bag of jelly beans. She removed one jelly bean, recording the color, and then replaced it. She repeated the process several times and record her results in the table. What is the experimental probability of her selecting a red jelly bean?

Accepted Answer

1/4

Answer

11/33

Answer

1/3

Answer

18/26

Question 38

The table shows the results of 50 rolls of a number cube. According to the data in the table, what was the experimental probability of rolling a 1?

Accepted Answer

Option A is correct

Answer

B.

Answer

C.

Answer

D.

Question 39

According to the table, what color had an experimental probability closest to its theoretical probability?

Accepted Answer

Orange

Answer

Red

Answer

Blue

Answer

Yellow

Question 40

You flip a coin 20 times and record the results. Is this experimental or theoretical probability?

Accepted Answer

Experimental

Answer

Theoretical

Question 41

At Papa John's you are deciding on what you want for dinner. The pizza offers 8 different meats, 4 different cheeses, 3 different crust types and 2 different sauces. How many different pizzas do you have to choose from if you get to pick one thing from each category?

Accepted Answer

192

Answer

32

Answer

40,320

Answer

51,200

Question 42

The cafeteria has 2 choices of salads, 3 choices of entrees, and 2 choices of beverages. How many meal combinations are available and why?

Accepted Answer

12 because 2 x 3 x 2

Answer

7 because 2 + 3 + 2

Question 43

How many outcomes are there with tossing a coin and rolling a dice?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

2

Answer

6

Answer

24

Question 44

The questions on a multiple choice test each have 6 answer choices. Which model can be used to simulate randomly selecting the correct answer on a 20 question multiple choice test?

Accepted Answer

rolling a six-sided number cube 20 times

Answer

rolling a six-sided number cube 6 times

Answer

spinning a spinner with 4 equal sized sections 4 times

Answer

choosing 1 marble in a bag of 20 different colored marbles

Question 45

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

Accepted Answer

roll a die

Answer

flip a coin

Answer

spin a 4-sided spinner

Answer

flip 2 coins

Question 46

The questions on a multiple choice test each have 5 answer choices. Which model can be used to simulate randomly selecting the correct answer on a 20 question multiple choice test?

Accepted Answer

spinning a five-sided spinner 20 times

Answer

rolling a number cube 5 times

Answer

flipping a coin 20 times

Answer

choosing 1 marble in a bag of 20 different colored marbles

Question 47

What is the probability that you choose blue? *simplify

5 green

6 yellow

8 blue

7 brown

Accepted Answer

4/13

Answer

8/26

Answer

8/25

Answer

1/3

Question 48

A box has 3 limes, 5 grapes, and 2 oranges.

P (NOT lime)

Accepted Answer

7/10

Answer

3/10

Answer

30%

Answer

Answer Not Here

Question 49

Amelia receives a treat bag. The treat bag contains 10 gumballs, 5 pixie sticks, 2 bracelets, and 3 chocolates. If Amelia selects 3 items from her treat bag without looking and gives them to her sister, which could NOT represent a possible outcome for the items Amelia selects?

Accepted Answer

bracelet, bracelet, bracelet

Answer

gumball, gumball, gumball

Answer

pixie stick, gumball, chocolate

Answer

gumball, gumball, pixie stick

Question 50

What is the probability of spinning red?

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

0

Answer

1/2

Answer

3/4

Question 51

What is the probability of choosing a vowel from the alphabet?

Accepted Answer

5/26

Answer

21/26

Answer

1/21

Answer

7/21

Question 52

What is the probability of rolling 15 with a pair of dice?

Accepted Answer

impossible

Answer

unlikely

Answer

equally likely

Answer

likely

Question 53

Based on a sample survey, a company claims that 35% of their customers are dissatisfied with their products. Of the 1,500 responses, you would expect _____ customers to be satisfied.

Accepted Answer

975

Answer

525

Answer

650

Answer

350

Question 54

A(n) _____________________ is all the possible outcomes of an experiment.

Accepted Answer

sample space

Answer

trial

Answer

experiment

Answer

event

Question 55

A(n) _______________ is the result of a trial.

Accepted Answer

outcome

Answer

sample space

Answer

event

Answer

experiment

Question 56

A(n) ______________ is anactivity involving chance in which results are observed.

Accepted Answer

experiment

Answer

trial

Answer

outcome

Answer

sample space

Question 57

An event that consists of two or more events

Accepted Answer

compound event

Answer

event

Answer

dependent events

Answer

experiment

Question 58

A collection of one or more outcomes of an experiment

Accepted Answer

event

Answer

experiment

Answer

outcomes

Answer

compound event

Question 59

The outcomes of a specific event

Accepted Answer

favorable outcomes

Answer

probability

Answer

theoretical probability

Answer

sample space

Question 60

Ms. Sajewski surveyed her students on the number of book they read last summer. Which is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

The mean number of books read is 3.25

Answer

The mode number of books read is one

Answer

The median number of books read is 1.5

Answer

Ms. Sajewski surveyed 20 students

Question 61

Gabby conducted an experiment with a spinner. Based on this data, how many times can she expect to spin a 2 in the next 25 spins?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

24

Answer

12

Answer

14

Question 62

Morgan rolled a number cube 20 times. The cube landed on the number 6 five times. What is the experimental probability that Morgan will roll a number 6 the next time she rolls the number cube?

Accepted Answer

1/4

Answer

3/10

Answer

1/6

Answer

1/5

Question 63

A survey asked middle school students which of four intermural sports they would most like to have at their school.  What is the size of the sample?

Accepted Answer

90

Answer

16

Answer

34

Answer

80

Question 64

A survey asked middle school students which of four intermural sports they would most like to have at their school.  The results are shown in the table.  If there are 750 students in the school, how many students would you predict to choose flag football?

Accepted Answer

150

Answer

42

Answer

142

Answer

118

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