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Understanding Theoretical and Experimental Probability

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Mathematics

6th - 10th Grade

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Understanding Theoretical and Experimental Probability
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does theoretical probability represent?

The outcome of a single random experiment

The percentage of times an event occurs over a long period

The ratio of favorable outcomes to total possible outcomes

The likelihood of an event based on actual experiments

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the theoretical probability of landing on yellow with a fair spinner divided into five equal sections?

10%

25%

20%

50%

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.C.7A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does experimental probability differ from theoretical probability?

It is always more accurate than theoretical probability

It is a theoretical calculation not based on actual data

It does not consider the total number of possible outcomes

It is based on the actual outcomes of an experiment

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

After 200 spins, how many times would we expect the spinner to land on red according to theoretical probability?

40 times

60 times

50 times

100 times

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.C.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What trend is observed as the number of trials in an experiment increases?

The experimental probability deviates more from the theoretical probability

The experimental probability becomes less predictable

The number of outcomes decreases

The experimental probability tends to match the theoretical probability more closely

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is relative frequency in the context of probability?

The difference between theoretical and experimental probability

A method to calculate theoretical probability

The ratio of the number of times an event occurs to the total number of trials

The frequency of the most common outcome in an experiment

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.C.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If a spinner is divided into eight equal sections, what is the theoretical probability of landing on a section colored yellow?

12.5%

25%

10%

20%

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.C.7A

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