Experimental and Theoretical Probability

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What is Experimental Probability?

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Experimental Probability is what actually happens in an experiment.

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What describes Theoretical Probability?

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Theoretical Probability is determining the expected probability of an event.

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What type of probability is used to find the probability of an event when all outcomes are equally likely?

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Theoretical Probability, which answers 'What COULD happen'.

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What is the probability of picking a quarter from a bag containing 5 quarters, 2 dimes, and 4 pennies?

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5/11

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What is the theoretical probability of picking a vowel from the letters A, B, C, D, and E?

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2/5

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Define Probability.

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Probability is a measure of the likelihood that an event will occur.

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What is the formula for calculating probability?

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

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What is an example of an experimental probability?

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If you flip a coin 100 times and it lands on heads 55 times, the experimental probability of heads is 55/100.

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What is the difference between experimental and theoretical probability?

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Experimental probability is based on actual experiments, while theoretical probability is based on expected outcomes.

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If a die is rolled, what is the theoretical probability of rolling a 3?

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1/6, since there is one favorable outcome and six possible outcomes.