Exploring Theoretical and Experimental Probability

Exploring Theoretical and Experimental Probability

Assessment

Interactive Video

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Mathematics

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6th - 10th Grade

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Medium

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CCSS
7.SP.C.6, 7.SP.C.7A, HSS.IC.B.4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Amelia Wright

Used 20+ times

FREE Resource

Standards-aligned

CCSS.7.SP.C.6
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CCSS.7.SP.C.7A
,
CCSS.HSS.IC.B.4

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main difference between theoretical and experimental probability?

Theoretical probability is based on possible outcomes, while experimental is based on actual trials.

Experimental probability can be calculated without conducting any experiments.

Experimental probability is always equal to theoretical probability.

Theoretical probability changes with each experiment.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If a fair spinner is divided into 5 equal sections, what is the theoretical probability of landing on one specific color?

25%

1/5

1/4

20%

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.C.7A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is experimental probability represented?

Percentage of times an event is expected to occur.

Ratio of favorable outcomes to total outcomes.

Number of times an event occurs divided by the number of trials.

Ratio of trials conducted to the event occurring.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

After spinning a spinner 200 times, how many times would you expect it to land on a specific color, theoretically?

60 times

50 times

30 times

40 times

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.C.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does an experiment with 1000 spins demonstrate about theoretical and experimental probability?

They become less similar with more trials.

Experimental probability becomes exactly equal to theoretical probability.

Theoretical and experimental probabilities tend to converge with more trials.

Experimental probability is always higher than theoretical probability.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the margin of error in the experiments suggest about the relationship between theoretical and experimental probability?

It decreases as the number of trials increases.

It increases with more trials.

It remains constant regardless of the number of trials.

It is not related to the number of trials.

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is it important to conduct multiple trials in an experiment involving probability?

To increase the theoretical probability.

To change the outcome of the experiment.

To ensure the experimental probability closely matches the theoretical probability.

To decrease the margin of error to zero.

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