Geometry: Unit 14 - Experimental and Theoretical Probability
Student Notes - Experimental and Theoretical Probability Pages 612-616
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Example 1: A quality control inspector samples 500 LCD monitors and finds defects in three of them. What
is the experimental probability that a monitor selected at random will have a defect?
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Example 2:+-pariches-63¢rees: You choose 40 at random and determine that 25 are maple trees. What is
the experimental probability that a tree chosen as random is a maple tree?
maple 26 _ = W2.5%
sampled = - 428 U2.
Example 3: What is the probability of rolling numbers that add to 7 when rolling two standard (sixed-sided)
number cubes?
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Example 4: A jar contains 10 red marbles, 8 green marbles, 5 blue marbles and 6 white marbles. What is
the probabilty that a randomly selected marble is not green, P(not green)?
not green acl =12.4%
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Example 5: A music collection includes 10 rock CDs, 8 country CDs, 5 classicals CDs and 7 hip hop CDs.
‘What is the probability that a CD randomly selected from the collection is a not classical CD?
Not classical. _29 - _ %,
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How are experimental and theoretical probability similar or different?
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Example 6: A bag contains 12 marbles. Each marble is green blue or red. The probability that a randomly
selected marble is green is 3 The probability that a randomly selected marble is blue is ; How many of
each color marble are in the bag?
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BX= 12 ZK= 12
X=4 green Xe & blue
Example 7; A medical study tests a new cough medicine on 4250 people. It is effective for 3982 people.
‘What is the experimental probability that the medicine is effective? For a group of 9000 people, predict the
approximate number of people for whom the medicine will be effective.
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Example 8: If there is a 70% chance of rain this weekend, what is the probability that it will not rain?
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