Theoretical and Experimental Probability

A restaurant surveys customers with the following results: 8 pizzas, 12 hamburgers, 14 pastas, and 6 steaks. What is the experimental probability of pizza or steak?

P(pizza or steak)

• 20%

• 65%

• 50%

• 35%

If the probability of an event is 0.99, which of the following best describes the event?

• The event will never occur

• There is a small chance that the event will occur

• The event is likely to occur

• The event will definitely occur

The experimental probability that an SUV will pass by Ariel's store is 0.4. If 500 cars pass by Ariel's store, how many can she expect to be SUVs?

• 200

• 100

• 20

• 150

Rylee is on a weekend fishing trip with her family. So far she has caught 4 trout, 10 catfish, and 13 bluegill. What is the probability that the next fish that Rylee catches will be a catfish?

• 37%

• 15%

• 48%

• 38%

• 3/20

• 1/3

• 3/5

• 2/5

Which of the following describes theoretical probability?

• a. Perform an experiment to determine the probability

• a. Determining the expected probability of an event

• a. Perform a simulation and count the number of possible outcomes

• a. Use trials to count the number of desired outcomes

What is the theoretical probability of flipping a coin and it lands on heads ? More than one answer can be correct

• 1/2

• 50%

• 3/8

• 37.5%

• 3.75%

Jason rolls a die 14 times.. What is the Experimental probability that he will roll a 1 or 6?

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 3/7

• 1/8

What is the relative frequency of the coin landing on heads?

You completed an experiment where you rolled a dice 12 times and recorded your data in the table above. What is the experimental probability of rolling a 5?

• 1/3

• 2/3

• 1/12

• 2/12