Simple Probability, Sample Space, Theoretical and Experimental Probability

A(n) _______________ is the result of a trial.

• sample space

• event

• experiment

• outcome

A(n) ______________ is anactivity involving chance in which results are observed.

• trial

• outcome

• sample space

• experiment

A popcorn company puts a sticker in each box of popcorn. There are four different sticker themes. Fifty boxes were opened and the results are displayed in the table.

• 1/2

• 1/5

• 1/4

• 3/5

Mark collects antique coins from different countries and has 10 from Spain, 20 from Australia, 15 from Germany and 5 from Japan. If all of Mark’s coins are placed in a bag, what is the theoretical probability that he will randomly pick a coin from Australia or Germany?

• 4/5

• 6/10

• 3/5

• 7/10

A skateboard company finds two defective wheels in a sample of 500 wheels. If a long board company buys four million wheels, how many wheels should they expect to be defective based on the experimental probability?

• 16,000

• 1,600

• 2,000

• 20,000

A spinner has a 1/5 chance of landing on green. How many times is this event likely to occur if you repeat the trial 85 times?

• 68

• 42.5

• 37

• 17

If a bag contains 3 purple, 8 orange, 2 black, and 7 white marbles, what is the probability of an orange marble being selected?

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 1

The theoretical probability of rolling an even number on a dice.

• 3/6

• 1/2

• 1/6

• 5/6

Review: A list of all possible outcomes of a trial is called the ___________ of that trial.

• experiment

• sample space

• Event

• range

If you choose from the following M & M colors, what is the probability that you choose blue?
5 green
6 yellow
8 blue
7 brown

• 8/26

• 4/13

• 8/25

• 1/3