
Basics of Probability
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9th - 12th Grade
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Juan Tolentino
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• This is the kind of probability that we determine from a survey or an experiment.
•Also known as experimental probability.
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1. In a survey of 50 people, 23 individuals answered that their favorite ice cream flavor was vanilla. What was the relative frequency of individuals who chose vanilla? Express your answer as a ratio and a percent.
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35%
16.25%
65%
25%
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33.9%
48.6%
16.5%
21.7%
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According to the table, what is the relative frequency of students ages 14 - 17 who skip breakfast?
About 67%
About 35%
About 15%
About 60%
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0
1/2
3/4
1
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0
1/4
1/2
3/4
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2/7
5/49
5/7
10/49
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8/121
4/11
2/11
4/121
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4%
14%
13%
29%
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Impossible (0%): something cannot occur
Unlikely: there is a small percentage of occurring
Even Chance (50%): there is a 50% chance it can occur and 50% it cannot
Likely: there more of a chance something occurring than not
Certain (100%): it will happen
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Experimental Probability is:
What will happen
What should happen
What I think happens
What does happen
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Theoretical Probability is:
What will happen
What should happen
What I want to happen
What does happen
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Based on the chart, what is the experimental probability of pulling a green marble?
12.5 %
8%
80%
32%
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The table shows the results of 50 rolls of a number cube. According to the data in the table, what was the experimental probability of rolling a 1? (Simplify if needed)
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Sarah hit the ball 3 times out of the 8 times.
What is the experimental probability (as a percent) that she will hit the ball next?
22.5%
37.5%
45%
3%
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The probability of picking a quarter from a jar of coins is 0.125. If Daniel has 250 coins in the jar, about how many quarters are in the jar?
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40
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Leonta will spin the spinner 575 times. About how many times should Leonta expect to land on an odd number?
200
250
350
400
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Every 3 out of 12 vehicles on a highway is a truck. How many trucks are expected to be on a highway with 3,600 vehicles?
300
600
900
1,200
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Jeremy did an experiment where he flipped a coin 40 times. He landed on heads 12 of those 40 times.
If he flipped the coin 100 more times, based on his experiment how many times could he expect to land on heads?
12/100
40
1200
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In a random survey of 50 students at Great Middle School, 32 said chocolate was their favorite flavor of yogurt. The school has 450 students. How many of them are likely to select chocolate as their favorite flavor?
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A principal randomly chose 40 students from grade 5. Of these students, 9 were wearing watches. Based on this information, what is the most reasonable prediction of the number of students wearing watches in a group of 120 students from grade 5?
• This is the kind of probability that we determine from a survey or an experiment.
•Also known as experimental probability.
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