Theoretical Probability
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- We live in a world which is incredibly random. Things we take for granted, like the time it takes to drive places, or the number of people in line for food, are not fixed perman…
By Tom Vielott, Alex Federspiel, Caroline K, Joshua Siktar
- What is a theoretical probability? Think of theoretical probability as a "probability on paper." It's not something you find during an experiment. You aren't looking at data or …
By Hannah Bonville, Alex Federspiel, Caroline K
- Theoretical Probability\textbf{Theoretical Probability}Theoretical Probability Theoretical probability is just what it sounds like: the probability of an event occurring in theo…
By Caroline K, Victor Wang, Gabi Slizewska
- (Video) Experimental vs. Theoretical Probability by Nat Oliver Nat Oliver has a great video explaining what the difference is between theoretical AND experimental probability. H…
By Amy Feraco
Problems 22
- A carnival game has you guess what number will appear on the screen. You've been watching and recording the numbers that have been shown, from a total of 100100100 rounds of pla…
- True or False\text{True or False}True or False \\ The theoretical probability of rolling a 666 on a fair six-sided die (after one roll) is 26.\frac{2}{6}.62.
- True or False\text{True or False}True or False === Experimental probability and Theoretical probability cannot be the same.
- A spinner is spun 252525 times and the results are recorded above. If we assume the spinner is fair, does the experimental probability match the theoretical probability for yellow?
- A Radio show has a puzzle contest where they choose a random winner from all the correct answers they receive. You and a dozen friends send in correct answers. If there were 104…
- A die has faces numbered from 111 to 666, but weighted so that the probability of rolling the number kkk is directly proportional to kkk. If the probability of rolling a 333 is …
- Fill in the blank for the equation of theoretical probability: P(E)=n(E)n(S)=?total number of possible outcomes.P(E) = \frac{n(E)}{n(S)}= \frac{?}{\text{total number of possible…
- Hannah is making a game spinner for a school project. In order to have an equal chance of landing on each color, what color should go in the blank? Assume all six regions are th…
- Consider the game spinner above. If you spin once, what is the theoretical probability of landing on a number greater than 2?2?2?
- Consider the Expii spinner above. What is the theoretical probability that a player will land on any Algebra space (including Pre-Algebra)?
- Find the theoretical probability of a standard die rolling either a 111 or a 555.
- Consider the following meals at Diane's Diner above. What is the theoretical probability of ordering home fries with your meal?
- Consider the following meals at Diane's Diner above. What is the theoretical probability of you consuming eggs with your meal?
- You have a bag filled with 262626 identical pieces of paper, each labeled with one letter of the alphabet. If you choose a piece of paper from the bag at random, what is the the…
- The Pittsburgh Steelers recorded the coin tosses for the last 444 games they played. What is the theoretical probability it will land on tails next?
- Your friend's phone only has a small selection of useable emojis. 😆🙁😈🤓😍🐧🐙🐢🐬🐳🐇🍉🍍🍆🍕🏈⚽️📹📱📺\boxed{\begin{array}{|ccc|} \hline 😆&🙁&😈&🤓&😍\\ 🐧&🐙&🐢&🐬&🐳\\ 🐇…
- As a sales gimmick to test out a new candy product, a company decides to come out with bags filled with a mix of new and old candy. Each bag has 606060 pieces of candy, and 30%3…
- Sarah decided to enter a raffle to win tickets to a sold out music festival in Maryland. Sarah purchased four raffle tickets to put into the raffle basket. In total there are 25…
- Sam ordered a large sixteen cut pizza. 14\dfrac{1}{4}41 of the pizza has pepperoni and mushrooms, 14\dfrac{1}{4}41 of the pizza has just pepperoni, 14\dfrac{1}{4}41 of the pi…
- An ice cream shop has the following seven flavors of ice cream: Chocolate Chip Strawberry Cheesecake Mint Chocolate Vanilla Chocolate Coffee Chocolate Fudge Brownie If you are g…
- Shelby walks into the Milkshake Place to order a milkshake for herself. She looks at the menu, and realizes that she wants a milkshake without whipped cream. If she orders rando…
- Michael has these 111111 coins laying face-up or face-down (see the diagram above) in his glove compartment. If he randomly chooses one of those coins and pulls it out, what is …