Experimental Probability Worksheet
Explore experimental probability with real-world scenarios and calculations. This worksheet covers conducting experiments, recording outcomes, and calculating experimental probability.
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1. Define experimental probability in your own words. How does it differ from theoretical probability?
2. A coin is tossed 50 times. It lands on heads 28 times. The experimental probability of landing on heads is .
3. A spinner with 4 equal sections (Red, Blue, Green, Yellow) is spun 100 times. The results are: Red: 20, Blue: 35, Green: 25, Yellow: 20. The experimental probability of landing on Blue is .
4. A basketball player made 15 out of 20 free throws in practice. What is the experimental probability that the player will make their next free throw?
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5. Describe a simple experiment you could conduct to determine the experimental probability of rolling an even number on a standard six-sided die. What data would you collect?
6. As the number of trials in an experiment increases, the experimental probability generally gets closer to the theoretical probability.
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