Predictions With Theoretical Probability

Martin flips a fair coin. What is the probability that the coin will land on heads?

Ron draws 16 cards from a deck of 52 cards. The deck is made up of cards of four different colors—red, blue, yellow, and green. How many of the cards drawn can Ron expect to be green?

A bag contains 6 red and 10 black marbles. If you pick a marble from the bag, what is the probability that the marble will be black?

A die (numbered 1-6) is rolled 42 times. How many times do you predict (based on theoretical probability) the die will land on a number greater than 4?

• 7

• 9

• 14

• 21

A reasonable mathematical guess that something is about to happen

• Probability

• Compound Event

• Prediction

• Sample Space

Probability based on what should happen when conducting a probability experiment

• Theoretical Probability

• Random

• Compound Event

• Experimental Probobility

Which is an example of theoretical probability?

• The probability of rolling a 4 on a die is 1/6.

• I flipped a coin and it landed on tails 2/10 times.

Isidro flips a fair coin 40 times. How many times can he expect heads to appear? This question requires you to use _________ to predict

• Theoretical Probability

• Experimental Probability

If you flip the coin 100 times, approximately how many times could you expect to land on tails?

This question requires you to use ___________ to predict

• Theoretical Probability

• Experimental Probability

The probability of flipping a coin and landing on tails is 1/2.
If you flip the coin 100 times, approximately how many times could you expect to land on tails?

• 50 times

• 100 times

• 200 times