Experimental Probability Answers

Melanie and three of her classmates worked as a team to find the experimental probability of a spinner landing on a blue section. Melanie performed 10 trials. Enrique performed 50 trials. Veronique performed 300 trials. Juanita performed 500 trials.Compare the four experiments. Which student is most likely to get an experimental probability best suited for predicting frequencies?

During an experiment, a spinner landed on red 6 times. If the resulting experimental probability of the spinner landing on red is , how many trials were performed?

Shana lives in a town with a population of 130,000. Standing outside the largest grocery store, Shana surveyed people to find out how many have cats. Of the people she asked, 106 people had cats and 694 did not. How many cat owners are predicted to live in the town?

A number cube was rolled as part of an experiment. The results are displayed in the table below. Number123456Frequency465735What is the best explanation of how to find the experimental probability of rolling a 3?

Lonnie threw 50 free throws and missed 16 of them. If Lonnie throws 75 free throws, what can be predicted about the number she will make successfully?

Before a chair manufacturer sells its beanbag chairs, they spot check a random sample of chairs on the production line. The table below shows the number of common problems found during one such spot check. Common ProblemsFrequencyOpen seam4Cuts in upholstery14Understuffed15None267Total300If the manufacturer makes 1500 beanbag chairs per day, how many of those chairs would they expect to be understuffed?

Marcus performed an experiment by spinning a spinner a set number of times and noting the color on which the spinner landed. The table below shows the results.ResultFrequencyBlue4Red3Green5Yellow6What is the experimental probability for the lowest frequency?