Theoretical Experimental Probability

What is the likelihood of selecting a heart from a deck of cards?

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 1

There are 15 girls and 15 boys in 8th period. If Terry randomly selects a member of 8th period, what is the probability that she will select a boy?

• 15/15

• 1/2

• 15/40

Theoretical Probability is: number of outcomes favorable to that event/number of possible outcomes 

• False

• True

Experimental probability is: number of times the event occurs/total number of trials 

• True

• False

A bag of markers has 4 red markers, 5 blue markers, 3 yellow markers, and 3 green markers. If Maria pulls out a marker without looking, what is the probability he will NOT pull out a blue marker?

• 5/10

• 1/3

• 4/15

• 2/3

A small bag of jelly beans contains 2 lemons, 4 cherry, 1 lime, and 3 blueberry jelly beans. If Jessica chooses a jellybean without looking, what is the probability it will be cherry or blueberry?

• 3/10

• 7/10

• 1/2

• 1/4

A spinner has 8 sections: 2 purple, 2 yellow, 3 blue, and 1 red.
What is the probability of spinning and landing on a color that is not yellow?

• P(not yellow) = 6/8

• P(not yellow) = 2/8

• P(not yellow) = 6

A spinner has 8 sections: 2 purple, 2 yellow, 3 blue, and 1 red.
What is the probability of spinning and landing on a blue or purple section?

• P(blue or purple) = 2/8

• P(blue or purple) = 3

• P(blue or purple) = 5/8

P(not A) = 
*Remember to simplify.*

• 6/8

• 3/4

• 2/8

• 1/4

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?

• 3

• 1/10

• 3/10

• 30%