Theoretical and Empirical Probabilities

What is the Theoretical Probability of landing on red?

• 43%

• 33.3%

• 40%

• 36%

What is the experimental probability of landing on orange or red?

• 2/5

• 3/8

• 3

• 10 times

If the spinner is spun 80 times, how often can you expect it to land on the yellow shaded section?

• 15 times

• 20 times

• 25 times

• 30 times

A spinner is divided into 4 equally sized selections. The sections are blue, green, red, and yellow. The results of 1000 spins are shown in the table.

What is the experimential probability of spinning a green? (use a reduced fraction)

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Vy is shopping for a car. It comes in red, blue, or silver. She can also choose a 2-door and 4-door version along with a manual or automatic transmission. What is the theoretical probability that Vy will pick 4-door car, automatic transmission and it being red or blue?

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What is the probability of rolling a number greater than 2?

• 3/5

• 4/5

• 2/5

• 1/5

If you choose from the following M & M colors, what is the probability that you choose blue? **Remember to simplify**

• 8/18

• 4/13

• 8/25

• 1/3

A bag contains 30 pieces of candy. There are 15 grape, 7 cherry, 3 lemon, 5 strawberry. What is the probability of drawing a lemon?

*Remember to simplify*

• 3

• 1/10

• 3/10

• 30%

You pick a marble from this bag.

What is the probability you will choose either a black or white marble?

• 3/5

• 9/100

• 1/10

• 2/5

Based on the chart, what is the experimental probability of pulling a green marble?

• 1/8

• 8/25

• 8/100

• 7/8