Probability Word Problems

Abigail has a spinner that is divided into 5 equal sections: red, blue, green, yellow, and purple. What is the theoretical probability of spinning red? If she spins the spinner 50 times and gets red 12 times, what is the experimental probability?

Nora has a bag that contains 8 red marbles, 6 blue marbles, and 6 green marbles. What is the theoretical probability of drawing a blue marble? If she draws 30 marbles and 9 are blue, what is the experimental probability?

During a game night, Benjamin and his friends are playing cards with a standard deck of 52 cards. What is the theoretical probability of drawing a heart? If Benjamin draws 40 cards and 11 of them are hearts, what is the experimental probability?

Liam rolls a six-sided die 60 times during a game night with his friends. What is the theoretical probability of rolling a 4? If 12 rolls result in a 4, what is the experimental probability?

Noah has a fair coin that he flips 100 times during a game. What is the theoretical probability of getting heads? If 54 flips result in heads, what is the experimental probability?

Liam has a bag that contains: - 15 red candies - 10 blue candies - 5 green candies - 20 yellow candies. What is the theoretical probability of drawing a blue candy? If 50 candies are drawn and 12 are blue, what is the experimental probability?

A basketball player named Jackson makes 7 out of 20 free throws during a game. What is the experimental probability of making a free throw? What would the theoretical probability be if Jackson was perfectly consistent?

In a school raffle organized by Luna, there are 100 tickets total, with 5 winning tickets. What is the theoretical probability of winning? If 3 students win out of 50 tickets drawn, what is the experimental probability?

Harper is studying the weather forecast for her town, which predicts: - 40% chance of rain - 30% chance of clouds - 30% chance of sunshine If the weather matches the forecast 45 times out of 100 days, how does this compare to the theoretical probability?

A game spinner is divided into: - 3 sections of red (30° each) - 2 sections of blue (60° each) - 1 section of green (120°) What is the theoretical probability of spinning blue? If the spinner is spun 80 times and blue appears 25 times, what is the experimental probability?