Experimental and Theoretical Probability

In the media cabinet at Jacquelyn's house, there are 7 comedy DVDs, 4 mystery DVDs, and 4 documentary DVDs. What is the probability of randomly selecting a mystery DVD from the cabinet?

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Ms. Mitchells’ coin purse has 20 coins. There are 6 pennies, 4 quarters, 3 dimes, and the remainder are nickels. What is the theoretical probability of randomly selecting a nickel from Ms. Mitchells’ coin purse?

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The spinner above is spun 10 times. If the experimental probability of landing on a 3 is 1 2, then what is the difference between the experimental and the theoretical probabilities?

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The following cards are used in a game. If each of the cards is turned over and shuffled, then how much of a greater chance is there in drawing a spade over drawing a 7?

A fair coin is tossed in the air four times. If the experimental probability of landing on tails is 1 4, then what is the difference between the experimental and theoretical probability?

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During a team building game, participants reach into a bag and randomly select a colored flag, which determines their team. If there are 7 green flags, 5 red flags, and 3 yellow flags, then what is the theoretical probability of selecting a red flag?

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A wedding planner creates a table to keep track of the meal that each guest selected. Which of the following statements is not true?

• A guest was half as likely to choose seafood than chicken.

• A guest was more likely to choose chicken over vegetarian or seafood.

• A guest was three times as likely to choose vegetarian than chicken.