Experimental Probability

The experimental probability that Jonah will catch a fly ball is equal to 7/8. About what percent of the time will Jonah catch a fly ball?

• 55%

• 66%

• 77%

• 88%

A restaurant surveys customers with the following results: 8 pizzas, 12 hamburgers, 14 pastas, and 6 steaks. What is the experimental probability of pizza or steak?

P(pizza or steak)

• 20%

• 65%

• 50%

• 35%

Rylee is on a weekend fishing trip with her family. So far she has caught 4 trout, 10 catfish, and 13 bluegill. What is the probability that the next fish that Rylee catches will be a catfish?

• 37%

• 15%

• 48%

• 38%

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

CCSS.7.SP.C.6

You go to 12 stores and 3 have toilet paper. What is the experimental probability that the next store you go to will have toilet paper?

• 12%

• 25%

• 3%

• 50%

Bob beats Larry in 7 tries in a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors. Larry wins 13 of the tries. What is the experimental probability that Larry will win the next go?

• 35%

• 65%

• 50%

• 25%

Your mother had to remind you to take a shower 3 out of the 7 days last week. What is the experimental probability that you take a shower without a reminder?

• 43%

• 57%

• 50%

• 25%

Which of the following describes experimental 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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CCSS.7.SP.C.6

CCSS.7.SP.C.8

A dice is rolled 50 times. It lands on six 37 times. What is the experimental probability of the dice landing on six?

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

CCSS.7.SP.C.6

CCSS.7.SP.C.7

If you make 27 putts out of 100 tries, what is the probability that you will make your next putt?

• 100%

• 27%

• 14%

• 50%