Experimental vs. Theoretical Probability

Experimental Probability is:

• What Will happen 
• What actually happens
• What should happen
• What I think Happens

Theoretical Probability is?

• What Should happen
• What does happen
• What Will Happen
• What I want to Happen

What is the Theoretical Probability of not landing on red?

• 25%
• 50%
• 65%
• 66.7%

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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The arrow is spun 15 times and landed 4 times on the section labeled Q. Which statement is true?

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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

The probability of flipping a coin and landing on tails is 1/2.
If you flip the coin 100 times, approximately how many times could you expect to land on tails?

• 50 times
• 100 times
• 200 times

Shannon has a bag of jelly beans. She removed one jelly bean, recording the color, and then replaced it. She repeated the process several 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