Lesson 17.1 Theoretical and Experimental Probability (Alg4)

A kicker on a professional football team has made 153 out of the 180 field goals he has attempted so far in his career. 

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What is the experimental probability that the kicker makes his next field goal? Write your answer as a percent.

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What is the experimental probability that the kicker misses his next field goal? Write your answer as a percent.

A movie studio has made 50 movies during its existence. Let P be the set of movies that have been profitable for the studio, and let A be the set of movies that have won a major award.  The Venn diagram shows how many of the studio’s movies are in each set or in neither set.

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What is the probability that a randomly selected movie from the studio was profitable and won a major award?

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What is the probability that a randomly selected movie from the studio was profitable or won a major award?

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What is the probability that a randomly selected movie from the studio was not profitable?

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What does the set
represent? What is the probability that a randomly selected movie from the studio is in this set?

A high school basketball game was attended by 400 people.  The Venn diagram shows the number of people at the game who bought a beverage (B), food (F), team merchandise (M), or none of these items.

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What is the probability that a randomly selected person at the game bought a beverage and food?

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What is the probability that a randomly selected person at the game bought food or team merchandise?

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What is the probability that a randomly selected person at the game did not buy a beverage?

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What is the experimental probability that the kicker makes his next field goal? Write your answer as a percent.

What is the experimental probability that the kicker misses his next field goal? Write your answer as a percent.

What is the probability that a randomly selected movie from the studio was profitable and won a major award?

What is the probability that a randomly selected movie from the studio was profitable or won a major award?

What is the probability that a randomly selected movie from the studio was not profitable?

What does the set represent? What is the probability that a randomly selected movie from the studio is in this set?

What is the probability that a randomly selected person at the game bought a beverage and food?

What is the probability that a randomly selected person at the game bought food or team merchandise?

What is the probability that a randomly selected person at the game did not buy a beverage?

What does the set represent? What is the probability that a randomly selected person at the game belongs to this set?

What does the set
represent? What is the probability that a randomly selected movie from the studio is in this set?

What does the set
represent? What is the probability that a randomly selected person at the game belongs to this set?