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Probability and Prediction

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A bag has 4 green marbles, 3 red, 2 blue and 1 yellow. What is the theoretical probability of pulling a red?

a)

3/10

b)

3/6

c)

1/9

d)

1/3

2.

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

a)

2/6

b)

1/5

c)

2/5

d)

1/5

3.

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

a)

5/10

b)

1/2

c)

2/5

d)

1/5

4.

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

5.

Q1. What is the total amount?

a)

A) 100

b)

B) 150

c)

C) 200

d)

D) 250

6.

These 12 shapes are put into a bag.  If you reach into the bag 60 times, replacing the shape after each time, predict how many times you would pull out a circle.

a)

15 times

b)

20 times

c)

25 times

d)

30 times

7.

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

8.

Experimental Probability is:

a)

What Will happen 

b)

What actually happens

c)

What should happen

d)

What I think Happens

9.

A dice was rolled five times and the following were rolled: 1, 3, 3, 4, 4

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

a)

3/5

b)

1/6

c)

2/5

d)

1/5

10.

Shannon has a bag of jelly beans. What is the experimental probability of her selecting a red jelly bean?

a)

1/5

b)

2/10

c)

1/4

d)

23/30

11.

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

a)

1/6

b)

3/6

c)

3/14

d)

2/14

12.

Jason rolls a die 14 times.. What is the Experimental probability that he will roll a 1 or 6?

(Not Simplified)

a)

2/6

b)

6/12

c)

6/14

d)

7/14

13.

Jason roll a die 14 times. What is the theoretical probability that he will roll a 1 or 6?

(Not Simplified)

a)

2/6

b)

6/12

c)

6/14

d)

7/14

14.

100 second graders were asked to do a book report about one of these four zoo animals.  The number of students who chose each animal is shown in the table.  If 250 second graders had to choose of of the four animals, predict how many would choose to write about a giraffe.

a)

60 students

b)

50 students

c)

40 students

d)

30 students

15.

If I spin 35 times, how many times would I land on yellow? *Hint: Set up a proportion.

(a)  

16.

Predict how many times someone would land on a number less than or equal to 5 if they rolled a die 90 times

(a)  

17.

An envelope contains 3 different colored cards. Tyler reached in, pulled out a card, recorded the color, and put the card back. He did this 50 times. Based on these results, what is the best prediction as to the number of green cards he would pick in 100 times?

a)

50

b)

25

c)

100

d)

75

18.

An inspector at a calculator factory found 3 out of 100 calculators did not work properly. If the factory produces an order of 5000 calculators, how many might be expected to NOT work properly?

a)

150

b)

15

c)

300

d)

250

19.

20 out of 35 people chose American Eagle as their favorite brand. If you were to ask 400 people, about how many would pick AE?

a)

189

b)

300

c)

228

d)

208

20.

You roll a single die numbered from 1 to 6 twice. What is the probability of rolling a 6 the first time and an odd number the second?

a)

1/12

b)

3/4

c)

1/36

d)

4/6