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Experimental and Theoretical Probability Quiz

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Experimental Probability will equal or be very close to theoretical probability if there is:

a)

an unfair coin

b)

enough trials

c)

different outcomes

d)

none of the above

2.

A bag contains 3 yellow marbles, 2 red marbles, and 1 blue marble. The probability of not getting a blue marble is:

a)

16\frac{1}{6}  

b)

15\frac{1}{5}  

c)

56\frac{5}{6}  

d)

13\frac{1}{3}  

3.

If the odds of winning on Roll-up the rim is 110\frac{1}{10}  . Then the probability of losing is:

a)

910\frac{9}{10}  

b)

0.90.9  

c)

90%90\%  

d)

all of the above

4.

Which probability experiment has the greatest number of possible outcomes?

a)

tossing a coin

b)

spinning a spinner with 7 equal sectors all of different colours

c)

rolling a six-sided die

d)

taking one marble from a bag with 2 red, 1 black and 1 yellow marbles

5.

What is the experimental probability of drawing a black face card from a deck of playing cards with the jokers removed?

a)

652\frac{6}{52}  

b)

11.5%11.5\%  

c)

326\frac{3}{26}  

d)

all of the above

6.

Two coins are tossed simultaneously. What is the probability of tossing two heads?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

7.

A six-sided die is rolled. What is the probability of rolling a 4?

a)

16\frac{1}{6}  

b)

14\frac{1}{4}  

c)

13\frac{1}{3}  

d)

12\frac{1}{2}  

8.

During a probability experiment, a 6-sided die was rolled 18 different times. The results are shown in the bar graph.

What is the experimental probability of rolling a "2"?

a)

29\frac{2}{9}  

b)

46\frac{4}{6}  

c)

818\frac{8}{18}  

9.

During a probability experiment, a 6-sided die was rolled 18 different times. The results are shown in the bar graph.

According to this experimental, what is the average value of the rolled die?

a)

5

b)

103\frac{10}{3}  

c)

60 

10.

What type of probability is a way of estimating the probability of an event happening based on repeated trials?

a)

Experimental Probabillity

b)

Theoretical Probability

11.

What is the difference between theoretical and experimental probability?

a)

Experimental Probability is what should happen while Theoretical Probability is what does happen.

b)

Theoretical Probability is what should happen while Experimental Probability is what does happen.

c)

There is no difference.

d)

One is a fraction and one is a decimal.