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Theoretical vs Experimental Probability

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Shannon has a bag of jelly beans. She removed one jelly bean, recording the color, and then replaced it. She repeated the process 44 times and record her results in the table. What is the experimental probability of her selecting a red jelly bean?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Experimental probability is based on

_____________

a)

What you have. Without experiments

b)

your tally. With experiments

3.

Theoretical probability is based on ___________

a)

What you have. Without experiments

b)

your tally. With experiments

4.

The bar graph shows the results of spinning the spinner 200 times. What is the experimental probability of landing on a 3?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

The bar graph shows the results of spinning the spinner 200 times. The spinner only contains the numbers 1 - 5. What is the theoretical probability of landing on a 4 ?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

The probability of flipping a coin and landing on tails is 1/2. If you flip the coin 100 times, approximately how many times could you expect to land on tails?

a)
50 times
b)
100 times
c)
200 times
d)

1 time

7.
Experimental Probability is:
a)
What Will happen 
b)
What actually happens
c)
What should happen
d)
What I think Happens
8.

A six sided die was rolled 10 times and the following were rolled: 

1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 6

Based on this information, find the experimental P(1).

a)

6/10

b)
1/6
c)

2/6

d)

2/10

9.

Shannon has a bag of jelly beans.

5 Green

2 Red

3 Blue

What is the experimental probability of her selecting a red jelly bean?

a)

11/44

b)

2/10

c)

1/5

d)

23/30

10.

Shannon has a bag of jelly beans.

5 Green

2 Red

3 Blue

What is the theoretical probability of her selecting a red jelly bean?

a)

11/33

b)

2/11

c)

2/10

d)

23/30

11.

What is the experimental probability of the spinner landing on a section that is green or red ?

a)

5/10

b)

2/10

c)

2/5

d)

1/5

12.

What is the theoretical probability of the spinner landing on a section that is green or red ?

a)

2/10

b)

1/5

c)

2/5

d)

5/10

13.

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

a)

1/2

b)

50%

c)

3/8

d)

0.5

e)

3.75%

14.

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

a)

1/2

b)

50%

c)

3/8

d)

37.5%

e)

3.75%

15.

Jason rolls a die 14 times. What is the Experimental probability that he will roll a 2 ?

a)

2/6

b)

3/6

c)

3/14

d)

1/6

16.

Jason rolls a die 14 times. What is the theoretical probability that he will roll a 2?

a)

2/6

b)

1/6

c)

3/14

d)

2/14

17.
Theoretically, what is the probability of rolling a sum of one with a pair of dice?
a)
0
b)
1/6
c)
1/12
d)
1/36
18.

Which event has a probability of zero or impossible to happen?

a)

Rolling a 7 on a 6 sided dice.

b)

Tossing a coin and landing on heads.

c)

Rolling an even number on a dice.

d)

The sun rising in the morning.

19.
Probability can be expressed as a number between_____ and _____.
a)
0 and 100
b)
0 and 10
c)
0 and 1
d)
-1 and 1
20.

Based on these results, how many times would you expect to land on 6 if you rolled the die 100 times?

a)

98

b)

28

c)

32

d)

25

e)

39