Theoretical and Experimental Probability Answers

A cafeteria manager can choose from among six side dishes for the lunch menu: applesauce, broccoli, corn, dumplings, egg rolls, or French fries. He uses a computer program to randomly select three dishes for Monday’s lunch.What is the theoretical probability that applesauce and broccoli will both be offered on Monday?

The table shows the results of a survey in which 10th-grade students were asked how many siblings (brothers and/or sisters) they have.

Four runners, Fran, Gloria, Haley, and Imani, compete on a relay team. Haley is the first runner in the relay. The other runners can run in any order.What is the sample space showing the possible orders of the other three runners?

Patty, Quinlan, and Rashad want to be club officers. The teacher who directs the club will place their names in a hat and choose two without looking. The student whose name is chosen first will be president and the student whose name is chosen second will be vice president.Which choice represents the sample space, S, for this event?

Joe, Keitaro, and Luis play tennis. To decide who will play against each other in the first match, they put their names in a hat and choose two names without looking.What subset of the sample space, A, represents the complement of the event in which Joe plays in the first match?

Five students, Adriana, Ben, Chandra, Diana, and Ernesto, would each like one of the four spots at the regional science fair. Their names are placed in a hat, and four names are chosen at random to decide who attends the fair.What is the theoretical probability that Chandra will be chosen as one of the science fair participants?

A dartboard consists of a circle inscribed in a square. The area of the circle is square inches. The area of the square is 64 square inches.

Jasmine rolls a number cube 72 times. The number 2 is rolled 13 times and the number 3 is rolled nine times.To the nearest whole percent, what is the experimental probability of rolling a 2 or 3?

A random number generator is used to create a list of 150 single-digit numbers. Of those 150 numbers, 72 are odd and 78 are even. The number 9 was generated 15 times.To the nearest whole percent, what is the experimental probability of an odd number other than 9 being generated?

Dayshawn can choose two of his four t-shirts to take on a weekend trip.If the t-shirts are labeled A, B, C, and D, which choice represents the sample space, S, for the event?