Simple Probability

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What is experimental probability?

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Experimental probability is the ratio of the number of times an event occurs to the total number of trials conducted.

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What is theoretical probability?

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Theoretical probability is the likelihood of an event occurring based on all possible outcomes, calculated as the number of favorable outcomes divided by the total number of outcomes.

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How do you calculate the probability of rolling greater than a 1 on a single die?

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The probability is calculated as the number of favorable outcomes (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) over the total outcomes (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), which is 5/6.

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What does a probability of 0 mean?

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A probability of 0 means that the event cannot occur.

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What does a probability of 1 mean?

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A probability of 1 means that the event is certain to occur.

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What is the probability of landing on a specific number in a fair spinner?

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The probability is calculated as 1 divided by the total number of sections on the spinner.

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If a spinner is spun 50 times and lands on a number 15 times, what is the experimental probability of that number?

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The experimental probability is 15/50, which simplifies to 3/10.

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What is the relationship between experimental and theoretical probability?

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Experimental probability is based on actual trials, while theoretical probability is based on expected outcomes. They can differ due to chance.

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What is an unlikely event in probability?

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An unlikely event is one that has a probability close to 0.

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What is a likely event in probability?

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A likely event is one that has a probability greater than 0.5.