Lesson 17.1 Theoretical and Experimental Probability (Alg4)

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10 questions

Are you ready for some football?

Let's go to the movies

Hoop It Up

Lesson 17.1 Theoretical and Experimental Probability (Alg4)

Last updated over 1 year ago

10 questions

Are you ready for some football?

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

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.

Let's go to the movies

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.

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?

Hoop It Up

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.

Lesson 17.1 Theoretical and Experimental Probability (Alg4)

Lesson 17.1 Theoretical and Experimental Probability (Alg4)

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 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?

Lesson 17.1 Theoretical and Experimental Probability (Alg4)

Lesson 17.1 Theoretical and Experimental Probability (Alg4)

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 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?

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?