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ame: _ Answer Probability ~ zntrocuction / +, The spinner shown is spun once. Find the probability of each event. Write each answer as a fraction, percent, and decimal, P(blue) P(purple) PEHercen) P@aAbrown) 3, Refertothe abe on ir 1 travel at selected airports. Suppose a flight that arrived at EL Centro is selected at random. What is the probability that the flight did not arrive on time? Write your answer as a fraction, decimal, and percent, ‘aii | | pxcutentn =i | es 0 | wl, cating 50 20% ave rst on Fine | a Jo=w_L WLI 5 ws F ‘The spinner has 8 sectors labeled with letters. Each sector of the spinner below is the same size, as shown, 1a 8s If the arrow is spun 400 times, how many times would it be expected to land on a sector labeled B? Bo Zo teal 3 Yoo © 150 D 250 A 50 B 100 Dats Class: Pre-Algebra Sheet # 09-01 A spinner contains sections which are colored either purple, pink, or teal. The following chart shows the probability of landing on purple and pink. Find the missing probability. get common denominator | | Purple Pink 2 and ye have 1 50 chats misty? Teal } 2 2a |e A spinner is divided into five equal sectior numbered 1 through 5. Predict how many times ut of 240 spins the spinner is most likely to stop on an odd number. 026, 4 ll 3-x% kel 50 80 xelt © 96 D 192 family, 6 pictures on her dog, and 12 pictures of her friends, Keira randomly chooses one picture from the box. Which statement best describes Fra {2 ‘what will likely occur? Keira has a box that contains 24 pictures of her fenily A She will definitely pick a picture of her family. ‘She will most likely pick a picture of her family. She is equally her dog. She is equally likely to pick a picture of her family, of her dog, or of her friends. vmurroness (O98 For a certain game, the probability of choosing a ‘card with the number 13 is 0.008. Find the probability offrofFhoosing a card with the number 13. State the likelihood of the event ee Scan [n= 9a), at tleme St is very litely likely to picture of her family or of 257 ‘otal Use the graph ofa survey of 70 z00 visitors who were asked to name their favorite animal exhibit. Part A: Based on the table, what is the probability that the next person surveyed will choose a bear or a monkey? bear or ronkey = 27, tal 70 Part B: Suppose 720 people visit the zoo, Predict how many people will choose the penguin exhibit as their favorite (eaquin tial Elliot's teacher puts 8 red, 9 biack, and 3 green chips ina bag. What are stig | palling green ehip onthe fst draw? ¢ Ss, 120), 3 9 black ALK a 20 & 17 3 ren B07 @ 1% 2 teral 410) Adtian spins the arrow on this spinner once. Which number is the arrow unlikely to land on? 2 a pecs? a 1 Mn 3 i 4 SEY wit 1 Bessdon co's batall SSRIS TE , 9| probability that he will pitch a curveball is qi Jacob throws 20 pitches, how many pitches most likely will be-curve balls? At 5 cutvelall B2 p10 Fttal Last month, customers at a gift shop bought 40 birthday cards, 19 congratulations cards, 20 holiday cards, and 21 thank you cards. | Part A What is the probability that the next customer buys a birthday card? "iday 4O_ 2 “ale eh Part B Suppose 125 customers buy greeting cards next month. How many would you expect to buy birthday 12 4o 19 10 2 a Til 30 xia cards? \ Mo Ic 0 cus fetal. 100 iG 5 x=50 13, Pete's Video Store has vb sHiPMeNT 3. received shipment of [pe | "apbere? DVDs. The table z shows the number of | | 2"___| _ each type of DVD in | See Fiton a the shipment. omady = Pete selects a DVD at random from the shipfient. 1 ANT c > westein pl Oz taal | # 30 Pensevene wir PROBLESS 14 4 bag contains 6 red, 4 blue, and & green re marbles. How many marbles of each color il should be added so that the total number of blue selecting one marble of each color remains unchanged? eRe 6 sh Je blue J no St el] nee ry What is the probability that he chooses a western? a 36 imarbles is 27, but the probability ofrandomiyien, 8 i) £-L pq Sue bed C eed tel ag a7 4 Ti trust ald 3 Ue hod 4 blue and ye need 6, 50 add 2 ¥ git od we a ? si red marbles blue marbles | — 4 sgreen marbles robability - Experimental vs. Theoretical The prize wheels for a carnival game are shown, ‘You receive a less expensive prize if you spin and ‘win on wheel A. You receive a more expensive prize if you spin and win on wheel B. Wreath Whee B Part A: Which wheel has uniform probability? ‘Answer Wheel A Part B: Use a paperclip and the tip of your pencil to spin each wheel 4 times. Record your results in the table below. Part C: Why do you think winners on wheel A receive @ less expensive prize than the winners on wheel B? Erin conducted an 2 experiment with a Letter_| Frequency spinner that contained 7 2 4 sectors: F,G,H,and = }— J. She spun the arrow G 9 40 times and recorded H = 79 the frequencies in the table, 7 3 Based on the data, what is the probability that the next spin will land on H? ay ©: 1 earns Bars 3 44 Date: Sheet # 09-02 Class: Pre-Algebra Ina basketball contest, Omari predicted he would make 85 percent of his shots. He actually made 18 out of 20 shots. How did Omari’s prediction compare with his actual results? Helton 85 h Adual > = 90%, His profibe was the same as his. a Sbeesuits 6 His preSelfon was lower than his acral outs His prediction was higher than his actual results. His prediction cannot be compared with his actual D results. 4 The table shows the BOWLING SCORES bowling scores of 125 oer] torte ot students. tba soos | OF ‘What is the experimental 52 probability that the next 7 | Fed bows el = _\¥o have a score that is 125 or dest es? Car book (00-105 ot ade iso %. | $0- 106, g)) MeBis preted 20% ofr stents wouldnt ‘complete their homework. When she checked, 3 out of every 5 students had incomplete homework. How did her prediction compare to the actual results? Qtedictton 316, Adual>Z= 60%. tion vas la The experimental probability ofa coin landing on headsis 2. If the coin landed on tails 30 times, tn fer aa tal lads 7 tas B30. lel (tl WK ye? ib 5 it i a Sa . {flipped a coin 100 times during a Mutt ‘mathematics experiment. The coin landed on Remesexramons ta . ‘on Sam's results, which of spinner with three oe I tails 36 times. Based ae | these statement is true? Actual | szedsclo Sian | 6 | fo | ‘Section Froquoncy ; c | 36 ‘The coin landed on tails more than expected. ‘The results are shown in the | ected: Fils 36 table below. 10 The coin landed on heads less than expected. Heads G4 | Part A: State the theoretical probability of landing on A. A B © reevniiiedontetsmoretinie Gal (06 | A ge + $0 | oft D ae |° 24- gut CJ flips a fair coin 100 times. Which of the fl (0 | Landing on A a 8 following best describes the expected nambeter | men times the coin would land with tail facing up? | 21, saci le ; te | Landing on B_It IU" e imes 7 tly 50 tis Mie | z: us exactly 50 times: Creat umber hecause it Landing on C Tag“ * A B C approximately 2 times If q ftediton dae art C: Make a drawing of what t Om 9 Jesse predicted that his batti first 5 games of the season would 3.00, ‘The table below records Jesse’s hits and times at bat during the first S games. Batting average is spinner might look like ately 50 times ies. Explain. equal to hits divided by times at bat. JESSE'S HITTING DURING HIS oie RST FIVE GAMES f hits Martha The spnne shown was spun 30 Gamer [resto [mie] obs Se bathe | 12 times andthe recut were 7 4 2 Rat wl recorded in the table below. is atemdty. “letter 2 5 | 6 3 4 2 | a° 30 Foal i 3 i etter | Actual Results ] Expected Results 2} 4H} pete. 30 : settee for30 spins M a How accurate wal lesse's prdiction concerning his 1K i 30 batting average? ° 10 O#X It was lower than he predicted. 7 : 6 is z B It was higher than he predicted, | Inthe third column write te results you ex Lt ne Expl shy the Mt dif ifr = oe iQ ewe etl to his preietiogs, | Eman iy the results may be different than what you D__ The batting average cannot be determined. Ms. Bisal rolled a number cube 42 times. She recorded that she rolled a BB ten times, How does her results compare with what she s| iB a Ned seo xcnf5 have expected? —pyphey cabe has 6 i . 123456 ie feild te greronet re ra ge let gout nt 2 Should Pett ore rials. 10

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