WorksheetsProbability Vocabulary & Practice
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is an event that will happen or has a probability of 1?
theoretical
probability
mutually exclusive
certain
outcome with the same chance of occurring
mutually exclusive
impossible
equally
independent
an event with a probability of zero
impossible
mutually exclusive
outcome
outcome
Mathematical calculation that an event will happen in theory.
odds
theoretical probability
outcomes
dependent event
Probabilities are always between...
0 & 1 or 0% & 100%
0 & 100 or 0% & 1%
1 & 100
2 & 1
A set of all possible outcomes of one or more events. Ex. {1,2,3,4,5,&6}
Independent Events
Outcome
Probability
Sample Space
A ________ consists of 2 or more events.
single event
prediction
compound event
experiment
Identify the following scenario as experimental or theoretical:
Samantha flips a coin 10 times and the result is heads 7 times. She concludes that the probability of getting heads must be 7/10
Experimental
Theoretical
Probability can be written as...
a fraction
a decimal
a percentage
all of these
An event that is likely is closer to...
0
1
2
3
An event that is unlikely is closer to...
0
1
2
3
A reasonable mathematical guess that something is about to happen
Probability
Compound Event
Prediction
Sample Space
Probability based on what should happen when conducting a probability experiment
Theoretical Probability
Random
Compound Event
Experimental Probobility
Which is an example of theoretical probability?
The probability of rolling a 4 on a die is 1/6.
I flipped a coin and it landed on tails 2/10 times.
Which is an example of experimental probability?
The spinner landed on three 7 out of 10 times (7/10)
The probability of landing on tails is 1/2.
Which is an example of sample space?
The students were picked at random.
A coin has 2 sides (heads and tails)
What is one or a group of possible outcomes for a given situation called?
sample space
event
complementary event
probability
What is the number of times an experiment is performed called?
sample space
trials
uniform
non-uniform
What is the probability of rolling a 7 on a die?
0
1/2
1/6
1
What is the probability of rolling an even number on a die?
0
1/2
1/6
1
If the probability of grabbing a red jolly rancher from the bucket is 4/5, predict the number of times a red jolly rancher will be grabbed if you attempt it 20 times.
0
4
10
16
