All Common Core: 7th Grade Math Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #991 : Grade 7
Kelly spun a spinner, which is pictured below,
times. She recorded her results in the table provided. What is the theoretical probability of the spinner landing on the orange section?
The theoretical probability is what should happen. In this case, we have
spaces and of those spaces is orange; thus, the theoretical probability of the spinner landing on orange should always be orExample Question #992 : Grade 7
Kelly spun a spinner, which is pictured below,
times. She recorded her results in the table provided. What is the theoretical probability of the spinner landing on the yellow section?
The theoretical probability is what should happen. In this case, we have
spaces and of those spaces is yellow; thus, the theoretical probability of the spinner landing on yellow should always be orExample Question #993 : Grade 7
Kelly spun a spinner, which is pictured below,
times. She recorded her results in the table provided. What is the theoretical probability of the spinner landing on the green section?
The theoretical probability is what should happen. In this case, we have
spaces and of those spaces is green; thus, the theoretical probability of the spinner landing on green should always beExample Question #994 : Grade 7
Kelly spun a spinner, which is pictured below,
times. She recorded her results in the table provided. Is the experimental probability of landing on pink more likely, less likely, or equally likely in comparison to the theoretical probability?
Less likely
Results can't be found based on the data provided
More likely
Equally likely
More likely
The theoretical probability is what should happen. In this case, we have
spaces and of those spaces is pink; thus, the theoretical probability of the spinner landing on pink should always beThe experimental probability is what actually happened in an experiment. In this case, Kelly spun the spinner
times, and she landed on pink times; thus, our experimental probability isIn order to compare the theoretical probability and the experimental probability let's convert the fractions into decimals so we can put them on a number line:
A probability closer to
means that an event is more likely to occur. In this case, is closer to ; thus, the experimental probability is more likely than the theoretical probability.Example Question #1 : Finding Theoretical Probability
Kelly spun a spinner, which is pictured below,
times. She recorded her results in the table provided. Is the experimental probability of landing on orange more likely, less likely, or equally likely in comparison to the theoretical probability?Results can't be found based on the data provided
Less likely
Equally likely
More likely
More likely
The theoretical probability is what should happen. In this case, we have
spaces and of those spaces is orange; thus, the theoretical probability of the spinner landing on orange should always be orThe experimental probability is what actually happened in an experiment. In this case, Kelly spun the spinner
times, and she landed on orange times; thus, our experimental probability isIn order to compare the theoretical probability and the experimental probability let's convert the fractions into decimals so we can put them on a number line:
A probability closer to
means that an event is more likely to occur. In this case, is closer to ; thus, the experimental probability is more likely than the theoretical probability.Example Question #1 : Finding Theoretical Probability
Kelly spun a spinner, which is pictured below,
times. The spinner had six equally-sized sections, each of a different color, and she recorded her results in the table provided. What is the theoretical probability of the spinner landing on the pink section?
The theoretical probability is what should happen. In this case, we have
spaces and of those spaces is pink; thus, the theoretical probability of the spinner landing on pink should always beAll Common Core: 7th Grade Math Resources
