Student Name: _____________________________
Date: ________________
Sort to Describe
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Decide if each Probability Card describes theoretical probability, experimental probability,
or both.
Attach each of the Probability Cards in the appropriate place on the Venn diagram.
Theoretical Probability
Experimental Probability
Communicating about Mathematics
How can you determine whether a situation asks for experimental or theoretical probability?
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Probability Cards
Cut along the bold dotted lines. Four sets of cards are provided.
Card A
Card B
Can be expressed as a
value from 0 to 1 or 0% to
100%
Since a coin has two possible
outcomes that are equally
likely to occur, the P(tails) is
0.5.
Card D
Card E
number of times an event occurs
total number of trials
Card C
Card F
number of ways an event can occur
total number of outcomes
Card A
Card B
Can be expressed as a
value from 0 to 1 or 0% to
100%
Since a coin has two possible
outcomes that are equally
likely to occur, the P(tails) is
0.5.
Card D
Card E
number of times an event occurs
total number of trials
number of ways an event can occur
total number of outcomes
Can be expressed as a
value from 0 to 1 or 0% to
100%
Since a coin has two possible
outcomes that are equally
likely to occur, the P(tails) is
0.5.
Card D
Card E
You toss a coin 10 times
and record 3 heads and
7
.
7 tails, the P(tails) is
10
Card C
The ratio of favorable
outcomes to total outcomes
Card F
number of ways an event can occur
total number of outcomes
Card A
Card B
Can be expressed as a
value from 0 to 1 or 0% to
100%
Since a coin has two possible
outcomes that are equally
likely to occur, the P(tails) is
0.5.
Card D
Card E
You toss a coin 10 times
and record 3 heads and
7
.
7 tails, the P(tails) is
10
Card C
The ratio of favorable
outcomes to total outcomes
Card F
number of ways an event can occur
total number of outcomes
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The ratio of favorable
outcomes to total outcomes
Card F
Card B
number of times an event occurs
total number of trials
You toss a coin 10 times
and record 3 heads and
7
.
7 tails, the P(tails) is
10
Card C
Card A
number of times an event occurs
total number of trials
The ratio of favorable
outcomes to total outcomes
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You toss a coin 10 times
and record 3 heads and
7
.
7 tails, the P(tails) is
10