Theoretical Probability and Simulations

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

Theoretical P(2 or Higher)

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 4/6

• 5/6

What is the probability of spinning red?

• 0

• 5/12

• 1/2

• 3/4

Find the probability of rolling greater than a 1 on a single die.

• 6/6

• 5/6

• 4/6

• 1/6

Determine whether the event is impossible, unlikely, equally likely, likely, or certain. You flip a fair coin and the coin will land heads up.

• impossible

• unlikely

• as likely as not

• likely

What is the probability of flipping a coin and getting tails?

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 1/4

• Never, Tails never fails.

The letters that form the word MATHEMATICS are placed in a bowl. What is the probability of choosing a "M"?

• 8/121

• 4/11

• 2/11

• 4/121

A spinner is marked with four sections and was spun 100 times. Is this experimental or theoretical probability?

• experimental

• theoretical

Theoretically, what is the probability of rolling a sum of one with a pair of dice?

• 0

• 1/6

• 1/12

• 1/36

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