Theoretical & Experimental Probability

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What is Theoretical Probability?

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Theoretical Probability is the expected probability of an event occurring based on the possible outcomes.

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What is Experimental Probability?

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Experimental Probability is the probability determined by conducting an experiment and observing the actual outcomes.

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If a fair coin is flipped 40 times, how many times can we expect heads to appear?

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20 times.

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What is the probability of not selecting a red card from a deck with 18 red, 12 yellow, and 20 blue cards?

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16/25.

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What is the range of possible lengths for the third side of a triangle with sides of lengths 8 and 5?

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Between 3 and 13.

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How do you calculate the probability of an event?

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Probability = (Number of favorable outcomes) / (Total number of possible outcomes).

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What is the sum of the probabilities of all possible outcomes in a probability experiment?

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1 (or 100%).

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What is a fair coin?

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A fair coin is one that has an equal chance of landing on heads or tails.

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What does it mean if an event is certain?

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It means the probability of the event occurring is 1 (or 100%).

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What does it mean if an event is impossible?

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It means the probability of the event occurring is 0.