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1. I have a red shirt, a blue shirt and a green shirt. I also have a red pair of pants and a blue
pair of pants. Finally I have a pair of red socks and a pair of green socks. Since I get
dressed in the dark, I just grab a shirt, a pant and a pair of socks and hope for the best.
What is the probability of wearing all red? How about a green shirt with green socks?
2. Bronwyn, Nadine and Abby each want the last piece of pizza. They decide to roll 2 four
sided dice to decide who gets it. Can you make some rules so that they will all have the
same chance of winning? Prove and explain using theoretical probability.
3. You decide which method to use, theoretical or experimental. What is the probability of
flipping 2 heads and then 2 tails? Find the answer and then explain which method you
chose and why.
Theoretical Probability
1. I have a red shirt, a blue shirt and a green shirt. I also have a red pair of pants and a blue
pair of pants. Finally I have a pair of red socks and a pair of green socks. Since I get
dressed in the dark, I just grab a shirt, a pant and a pair of socks and hope for the best.
What is the probability of wearing all red? How about a green shirt with green socks?
2. Bronwyn, Nadine and Abby each want the last piece of pizza. They decide to roll 2 four
sided dice to decide who gets it. Can you make some rules so that they will all have the
same chance of winning? Prove and explain using theoretical probability.
3. You decide which method to use, theoretical or experimental. What is the probability of
flipping 2 heads and then 2 tails? Find the answer and then explain which method you
chose and why.
Theoretical Probability
1. I have a red shirt, a blue shirt and a green shirt. I also have a red pair of pants and a blue
pair of pants. Finally I have a pair of red socks and a pair of green socks. Since I get
dressed in the dark, I just grab a shirt, a pant and a pair of socks and hope for the best.
What is the probability of wearing all red? How about a green shirt with green socks?
2. Bronwyn, Nadine and Abby each want the last piece of pizza. They decide to roll 2 four
sided dice to decide who gets it. Can you make some rules so that they will all have the
same chance of winning? Prove and explain using theoretical probability.
3. You decide which method to use, theoretical or experimental. What is the probability of
flipping 2 heads and then 2 tails? Find the answer and then explain which method you
chose and why.
Experimental Probability
1. Roll two six sided dice or make two dice using scraps of paper. Which is more probable
rolling doubles or rolling a number less than 5
a. Explain how you did the experiment
b. Show the results from your experiment
c. Write the answer
d. Prove using theoretical probability.
2. Do your own version of the markers experiment. Remember, I put 6 markers in a can.
Pulled out a marker recorded the colour and put it back in. After I did that 20 times I
used experimental probability to find what was in the can. This time you do it. It can be
markers in a can or pencil crayons in a bag, or coloured pieces of paper in hat, whatever
you want and as much as you want. Just explain what you did and what you found using
experimental probability.
Experimental Probability
1. Roll two six sided dice or make two dice using scraps of paper. Which is more probable
rolling doubles or rolling a number less than 5
a. Explain how you did the experiment
b. Show the results from your experiment
c. Write the answer
d. Prove using theoretical probability.
2. Do your own version of the markers experiment. Remember, I put 6 markers in a can.
Pulled out a marker recorded the colour and put it back in. After I did that 20 times I
used experimental probability to find what was in the can. This time you do it. It can be
markers in a can or pencil crayons in a bag, or coloured pieces of paper in hat, whatever
you want and as much as you want. Just explain what you did and what you found using
experimental probability.
Experimental Probability
1. Roll two six sided dice or make two dice using scraps of paper. Which is more probable
rolling doubles or rolling a number less than 5
a. Explain how you did the experiment
b. Show the results from your experiment
c. Write the answer
d. Prove using theoretical probability.
2. Do your own version of the markers experiment. Remember, I put 6 markers in a can.
Pulled out a marker recorded the colour and put it back in. After I did that 20 times I
used experimental probability to find what was in the can. This time you do it. It can be
markers in a can or pencil crayons in a bag, or coloured pieces of paper in hat, whatever
you want and as much as you want. Just explain what you did and what you found using
experimental probability.