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Practice — Probabillity and Statistics • Experimental probability

Experimental probability of travelling by taxi
Difficulty: ★☆☆
700

There are 320 students at a college. 20 students travel to college by taxi.

Find the experimental probability that a randomly chosen student travels to college by taxi.

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Experimental probability of cycling to college
Difficulty: ★☆☆
701

There are 320 students at a college. 104 students cycle to college.

Find the experimental probability that a randomly chosen student cycles to college.

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Experimental probability of not cycling
Difficulty: ★☆☆
702

There are 320 students at a college. 104 students cycle to college.

Find the experimental probability that a randomly chosen student does not cycle to college.

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Experimental probability of neither event
Difficulty: ★★☆
703

There are 320 students at a college. 20 travel by taxi and 104 cycle to college.

Find the experimental probability that a randomly chosen student neither cycles nor travels by taxi.

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Stopping at a crossing
Difficulty: ★☆☆
704

Mr Khan drives to his office every weekday. In the last 50 working days, he had to stop at a pedestrian crossing 32 times.

Find the experimental probability that he will have to stop there tomorrow.

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Not stopping at a crossing
Difficulty: ★☆☆
705

Mr Khan drives to his office every weekday. In the last 50 working days, he had to stop at a pedestrian crossing 32 times.

Find the experimental probability that he will not have to stop there next Tuesday.

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Probability of being late
Difficulty: ★☆☆
706

Emily attends school five days each week. Over the last eight weeks, she arrived late on 3 days.

Estimate the probability that Emily will be late tomorrow.

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Probability of being on time
Difficulty: ★☆☆
707

Emily attends school five days each week. Over the last eight weeks, she arrived late on 3 days.

Estimate the probability that Emily will be on time tomorrow.

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Probability of snow
Difficulty: ★☆☆
708

Daniel studies weather records for December in his town. Over the last five years (155 days), it snowed on 31 days in December.

Estimate the probability that it will snow on 1 December next year. Give your answer as a percentage.

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Probability of no snow
Difficulty: ★☆☆
709

Daniel studies weather records for December in his town. Over the last five years (155 days), it snowed on 31 days in December.

Estimate the probability that it will not snow on 31 December next year. Give your answer as a percentage.

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Scoring a free throw
Difficulty: ★☆☆
710

In basketball practice, Aisha scored 18 free throws out of 30 attempts.

Estimate the probability that she scores her next free throw.

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Missing a free throw
Difficulty: ★☆☆
711

In basketball practice, Aisha scored 18 free throws out of 30 attempts.

Estimate the probability that she misses her next free throw.

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Bus arriving late
Difficulty: ★☆☆
712

Over the last 60 school days, Sam's bus arrived late 9 times.

Estimate the probability that the bus will be late tomorrow.

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Bus not arriving late
Difficulty: ★☆☆
713

Over the last 60 school days, Sam's bus arrived late 9 times.

Estimate the probability that the bus will not be late tomorrow.

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Experimental probability from a die experiment
Difficulty: ★★☆
714

A fair die was rolled 48 times. It landed on an even number 26 times.

Estimate the probability that the next roll will be an even number.

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Experimental probability of not getting an even number
Difficulty: ★★☆
715

A fair die was rolled 48 times. It landed on an even number 26 times.

Estimate the probability that the next roll will not be an even number.

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Experimental probability of choosing blue
Difficulty: ★☆☆
716

A bag contains red, blue and green marbles. One marble was chosen and replaced 50 times. Blue was chosen 21 times.

Estimate the probability of choosing a blue marble next time.

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Experimental probability of not choosing blue
Difficulty: ★☆☆
717

A bag contains red, blue and green marbles. One marble was chosen and replaced 50 times. Blue was chosen 21 times.

Estimate the probability of not choosing a blue marble next time.

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Hitting a target in a game
Difficulty: ★☆☆
718

In an arcade game, Leo hit the target 27 times in 45 tries.

Estimate the probability that he hits the target on his next try.

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Missing a target in a game
Difficulty: ★☆☆
719

In an arcade game, Leo hit the target 27 times in 45 tries.

Estimate the probability that he misses the target on his next try.

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