Experimental Probability Worksheet
Explore experimental probability with dice rolls, coin flips, and spinners in this grade 6 math worksheet.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work for short answer questions.
1. What is experimental probability? How is it different from theoretical probability?
2. Experimental probability is calculated by dividing the number of times an event occurs by the total number of .
3. If you flip a coin 20 times and it lands on heads 12 times, the experimental probability of landing on heads is .
4. Sarah flipped a coin 50 times. It landed on tails 28 times. What is the experimental probability of landing on tails?
28/50
22/50
1/2
50/28
5. A standard six-sided die was rolled 60 times. The results are shown in the table below:
Outcome | Frequency --------|---------- 1 | 8 2 | 12 3 | 9 4 | 11 5 | 10 6 | 10
a) What is the experimental probability of rolling a 2?
b) What is the experimental probability of rolling an odd number?
6. Experimental probability always matches theoretical probability.
True
False
7. A spinner has 4 equal sections labeled A, B, C, and D. If you spin it 100 times and land on A 30 times, B 20 times, C 25 times, and D 25 times, what is the experimental probability of landing on B?
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