Experimental vs. Theoretical Probability

Question 1

Elisondra is eating at a restraurant with three friends. They want to choose at random who will order first. If you model the situation with the spinner, how many equal-sized sections should the spinner have?

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4

Question 2

Use the interactive spinner to model who among Elisondra and her three friends will order first. Then answer the questions.

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1/4; Raquel

Question 3

What is the theoretical probability of the spinner landing on Elisondra’s section?

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Part 1: 1/4; Spin the spinner. Who orders first?: Raquel

Question 4

=

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0.35

Question 5

Question 7

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The spinner would have 10 sections. Wind would have 1 section, rain would have 2 sections, clouds would have 3 sections, and sunshine would have 4 sections. The sunny forecast is most likely.

Question 6

Wind is predicted for days.

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9; Selection 1: 9; Selection 2: 18; Selection 3: 27; Selection 4: 36

Question 7

Spin the spinner 90 times to simulate the 90-day weather forecast. Which type of weather has the lowest observed frequency?

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wind

Question 8

The theoretical probability for rain is 1/5. The experimental probability for rain is .

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1/6

Question 9

The actual weather is the theoretical probability.

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approximately the same as

Question 10

Rain is predicted for days.

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18

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