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Probability Theoretical vs. Experimental. Unit #9, Day 5 Mrs. King. number of favorable outcomes number of possible outcomes. P (event) =. What is Probability?.
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ProbabilityTheoretical vs. Experimental Unit #9, Day 5 Mrs. King
number of favorable outcomes number of possible outcomes P(event) = What is Probability? Example: A bowl contains 12 slips of paper, each with a different name of a month on it. Find the theoretical probability that a slip selected at random from the bowl has the name of a month that ends with “ber.” There are 4 months out of 12 that end with “ber”: September, October, November, and December 4 12 1 3 =
Theoretical vs. Experimental • Please complete the worksheet “Is What Should Happen What Will Happen?”