Probability Word Problems

You made 8 out of 15 shots on goal. Use experimental probability to predict how many goals you will make tomorrow if you take 70 shots.

• 37 shots

• 38 shots

• 36 shots

• 131 shots

There are 1000 buttons in the jar. You randomly select 10 buttons and get 3 red, 4 blue, 2 white, 1 black. Use experimental probability to predict how many buttons in the jar are: Red

• 300 buttons

• 30 buttons

• 3 buttons

• 400 buttons

There are 1000 buttons in the jar. You randomly select 10 buttons and get 3 red, 4 blue, 2 white, 1 black. Use experimental probability to predict how many buttons in the jar are: Blue

• 400 buttons

• 40 buttons

• 4 buttons

• 100 buttons

There are 1000 buttons in the jar. You randomly select 10 buttons and get 3 red, 4 blue, 2 white, 1 black. Use experimental probability to predict how many buttons in the jar are: White

• 200 buttons

• 20 buttons

• 2 buttons

• 400 buttons

There are 1000 buttons in the jar. You randomly select 10 buttons and get 3 red, 4 blue, 2 white, 1 black. Use experimental probability to predict how many buttons in the jar are: Black

• 100 buttons

• 10 buttons

• 1 buttons

• 200 buttons

A die is rolled. What is the theoretical probability for rolling a 3?

• 1/6

• 1/7

• 1/12

• 3/6

Mary rolls a die six times and rolls a 3, on two of the rolls. What is the experimental probability for rolling a 3?

• 1/3

• 2/6

• 2/3

• 3/6

A coin is flipped. What is the theoretical probability for flipping a tail?

• 1/2

• 2/2

• 1/4

• 2/4

Mark and John flip a coin twenty times and get 8 heads, 12 tails. What is the experimental probability for flipping a tail?

• 3/5

• 8/12

• 8/20

• 2/5

If Mark & John flip the coin 100 times, what do you think will happen to the experimental probability?

• It will get farther from the theoretical probability.

• It will get closer to the theoretical probability.

• Heads will happen more than tails.

• Tails will happen more than heads.