Experimental vs. Theoretical Probability Additional Practice

Theoretical Probability is...

• what should happen
• what does happen
• what will happen
• what I want to happen

Experimental Probability is...

• what will happen 
• what actually happens
• what should happen
• what I think happens

A bag contains 5 quarters, 2 dimes, and 4 pennies. What is the probability of picking a quarter?

• 5/11
• 5/6
• 1/3
• 5

Find the theoretical P(not yellow) if you spin the spinner.

• 1/8
• 7/8
• 1
• 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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Shannon has a bag of jelly beans. She removed one jelly bean, recording the color, and then replaced it. She repeated the process 44 times and record her results in the table. What is the experimental probability of her selecting a red jelly bean?

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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

Shannon has a bag of jelly beans. She removed one jelly bean, recording the color, and then replaced it. She repeated the process a total of 44 times and record her results in the table. What is the experimental probability of her selecting a red jelly bean?

• 11/33

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 18/26

Simplify 

• 1/4
• 1/24
• 6/4
• 1/18