7.PS.1

The student will use statistical investigation to determine the probability of an event and investigate and describe the difference between the experimental and theoretical probability.

7.PS.1.aDetermine the theoretical probability of an event.7.PS.1.bGiven the results of a statistical investigation, determine the experimental probability of an event.7.PS.1.cDescribe changes in the experimental probability as the number of trials increases.7.PS.1.dInvestigate and describe the difference between the probability of an event found through experiment or simulation versus the theoretical probability of that same event.
Example Problems
A bag contains 9 blue candies, 7 red candies and 5 green candies.
A candy is chosen from the bag at random.

Find the probability that the candy is:
Not Orange
A letter is selected at random from the word F I B O N A C C I.

Find the probability that the letter is:
Not A
Write your answer as a fraction or as a decimal rounded to the nearest hundredth.
A bag contains 9 blue candies, 7 red candies and 5 green candies.
A candy is chosen from the bag at random.

Find the probability that the candy is:
Yellow
Goblins

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