SOL 7.14 Probability
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Station 1 – Skittles Probability
What is the theoretical probability of having a red skittles in your bag?
Open your bag. Do NOT eat any Skittles yet!! Complete the chart below.
Color
Number per color
Total Skittles ________________
What is the experimental probability of having a purple skittle?
What is the experimental probability of having a red and yellow skittle?
What is the experimental probability of having a white skittle? Why?
What is the experimental probability of having any color but black? Why?
Station 2 – Globe Probability
Happy Earth Day! Did you know that 2/3 of the earth is water and only 1/3 of the earth is
land???
What is the theoretical probability as a PERCENT of tossing a globe and your right
thumb touching water?
Complete the chart
Flips
Land or
Water?
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
What was the experimental probability of tossing the globe and your right thumb
touching in water or on land? (Write as a ratio AND percent!)
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Station 3 – Dice Probability
How many different combinations can your have when rolling 1 die?
What is the theoretical probability of rolling a die and it is 6?
What is the theoretical probability of rolling a die and it is 2?
Roll your die 20 times and fill in the chart.
Rolls
Number
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
What is the experimental probability of rolling a die and landing on 3?
What was the experimental probability of rolling a die and landing on a 5 or 2?
What is the experimental probability of rolling a die and landing on a 7? Why?
Station 4 – Flipping Coins
What is the theoretical probability of flipping your coin and it landing on yellow?
What is the theoretical probability of flipping your coin and it landing on red?
Flip your coin 30 times and fill in the chart below.
Flips
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Color
Flips
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Color
What is the experimental probability of flipping your coin and it landing on yellow?
(Write as a fraction and percent)
What is the experimental probability of flipping your coin and it landing on red? (Write
as a fraction and percent)