Experimental or Theoretical?

You roll a fair die. What is P(6)?

• Experimental

• Theoretical

You have asked the same person out on a date 19 times, and they have said yes 3 times. What is the probability of them saying yes to your date?

• Experimental

• Theoretical

There are 4 red, 2 pink, and 6 yellow flowers. If you pick a flower randomly, what is the probability of picking pink?

• theoretical

• experimental

John flipped his coin 20 times. Out of those 20 flips, he got heads 15 times. What is P(heads)?

• theoretical

• experimental

Bobby and Angie made 12 chocolate chip cookies, 20 peanut butter cookies and 10 snickerdoodles. They handed them out randomly to their friends. What is the probability that Sara got a snickerdoodle? 

• theoretical
• experimental

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

CCSS.7.SP.C.7

CCSS.7.SP.C.8

A dice is rolled 5000 times. The number 6 shows up 350 times. What is the probability of getting a 6?

• theoretical
• experimental

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.C.5

CCSS.7.SP.C.6

CCSS.7.SP.C.7

The type of probability that measures what actually happens is...

• theoretical

• experimental

The type of probability that measures what should happen is...

• theoretical

• experimental

The type of probability that is based on data from an experiment is...

• theoretical

• experimental

The type of probability that is based on our prediction is....

• theoretical

• experimental