Exploring Theoretical and Experimental Probability

Exploring Theoretical and Experimental Probability

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
7.SP.C.6, 7.SP.C.7A, 8.SP.A.4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Amelia Wright

FREE Resource

Standards-aligned

CCSS.7.SP.C.6
,
CCSS.7.SP.C.7A
,
CCSS.8.SP.A.4

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does a uniform probability model imply about the outcomes?

Each outcome has a different probability.

Outcomes are based on physical measurements.

Each outcome has an equal probability of occurring.

Outcomes are unpredictable.

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.C.7A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If a coin is flipped 100 times, how many times should it theoretically land on heads?

25 times

50 times

75 times

100 times

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.C.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does experimental probability rely on?

Relative frequency based on actual data

Theoretical calculations

Predictions without data

Fixed outcomes

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the spinner example, what was the experimental probability of landing on red?

0.2

0.4

0.5

0.3

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.C.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the experimental probability of spinning red compare to its theoretical probability?

It is higher

It is lower

It is the same

Cannot be determined

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the theoretical probability of rolling a sum of nine with two dice?

0.333

0.25

0.111

0.05

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many different outcomes are possible when rolling two dice?

48

36

24

12

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