Experimental Probability

 There are 6 red marbles, 5 green marbles, and 4 yellow marbles in a bag. If Joe picks 2 marbles one after the other without replacement, then what is the probability that both are red in color?

• 2/5

• 1/21

• 4/25

• 1/7

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? 

• 144

• 162

• 225

• 288

The questions on a multiple choice test each have 6 answer choices. Which model can be used to simulate randomly selecting the correct answer on a 20 question multiple choice test?

• rolling a six-sided number cube 6 times

• rolling a six-sided number cube 20 times

• spinning a spinner with 4 equal sized sections 4 times

• choosing 1 marble in a bag of 20 different colored marbles

Layla has 2 pairs of shoes and 6 pairs of socks. If each pair of socks and each pair of shoes is equally like to be chosen, which is the best simulation to show the probability of choosing any given combination?

• roll a die and flip a coin

• roll a die two times

• flip a coin 6 times

• flip a coin 2 times

A cereal company is placing one of 6 different tickets into its boxes of cereal. If each ticket is equally likely to appear in a box of cereal, which model could be used to simulate the tickets you would find in 50 boxes of cereal?

• a coin that is flipped 50 times

• a spinner that has 4 sections that is spun 50 times

• a number cube that is rolled 50 times

• a coin is flipped and a number cube is rolled 50 times 

Find the experimental probability of spinning Letter Q.

• 15/15

• 3/10

• 3/50

• 7/10

If you roll one die, what is the probability of getting an odd number or a 4?

• 2/3

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 1/6

Danny has 20 chocolates. 5 are milk chocolates, 10 are dark chocolates, and 5 are white chocolates. What is the probability of getting a milk chocolate or a dark chocolate?

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 1/15

• 3/10

A bag contains 5 quarters, 2 dimes, and 4 pennies. What is the probability of picking a quarter?

• 5/11

• 5/6

• 1/3

• 5

Two marbles are drawn from a container in such a way that the first marble drawn is replaced before selecting the second marble. Does the outcome of the first draw affect the outcome of the second?

• Yes

• No