Experimental Probability

I. What is Experimental Probability?

Experimental probability refers to the probability of an event occurring when an

experiment was conducted. In such a case, the probability of an event is being
determined through an actual experiment. Mathematically,

Experimental Probability=Number of event occurrences(A)/Number of Trials(B)

Experimental Probability will not always be the same to the theoretical

probability but as the number of trial increase, the value of the experimental
probability will get closer to the value of the theoretical probability.

II. Examples
a. If a dice is rolled 6000 times and the number '5' occurs 990 times, what is the
experimental probability that 5 occurs?

Solution: Experimental Probability= Number of event occurrences (A)/Number of Trials (B)

Experimental Probability=990/6000

Experimental Probability=0.165 or 16.5% (33/200)

b. If a coin is tossed 500 times and heads appear 230 times, what is the experimental
probability that a tail will occur?

Solution: Experimental Probability= Number of event occurrences (A)/Number of Trials (B)

Experimental Probability=500-230/500

Experimental Probability=270/500

Experimental Probability=0.54 or 54% (27/50)

c. If a wheel with four colors with equally likely outcomes is spun 400 times and the
Blue comes out a 115 times, what is the experimental probability that you will
get the other colors?

Solution: Experimental Probability= Number of event occurrences (A)/Number of Trials (B)

Experimental Probability=400-115/400

Experimental Probability=285/400
 Experimental Probability=0.7125 or 71.25% (57/80)

d. If a card is to be chosen out of a deck 5200 times and you get an ace of spades
101 times. What is the experimental probability that you will get an ace of
spades on your next card?

Solution: Experimental Probability= Number of event occurrences (A)/Number of Trials (B)

Experimental Probability=101/5200

Experimental Probability=0.019 or 1.9% (1.01/5200)

e. You put 2 marbles, red and green, in a box. You then draw a marble 1000 times.
You got red 484 times. What is the experimental probability that you will draw a
red marble?

Solution: Experimental Probability= Number of event occurrences (A)/Number of Trials (B)

Experimental Probability=484/1000

Experimental Probability=0.484 or 48.4% (48.4/100)

III. Quiz.
a. Mark reads a reading material each day. He makes his sister decide what
material he will be reading, a manga, a comic or a magazine. His sister has
chosen so far 12 magazines, 20 manga and, 18 comics. Based on what his sister
has chosen so far, what is the experimental probability that he reads a manga
the next day?

Solution: Experimental Probability= Number of event occurrences (A)/Number of Trials (B)

Experimental Probability=20/ (12+20) +18

Experimental Probability=20/40

Experimental Probability=0.50 or 50% (1/2)

b. A roulette with 50 colors and has equally likely-outcomes is spun 1000 times and
the color blue appears 17 times. What is its experimental probability?

Solution: Experimental Probability= Number of event occurrences (A)/Number of Trials (B)

Experimental Probability=17/1000

Experimental Probability=0.017 or 1.7% (17/1000)

 c. A card is to be chosen out of a standard deck of cards 520 times. After a card has
been chosen and the results recorded, it would be then returned back to the
deck. If you got a spade 130 times, a heart 128 times, a club 129 times, and a
diamond 133 times, what is the experimental probability that you will get a heart
and a spade in your next draw?

Solution: Experimental Probability= Number of event occurrences (A)/Number of Trials (B)

Experimental Probability= 130+128/520

Experimental Probability= 258/520

Experimental Probability= 0.4961 or 49.61% (129/260)

d. If a wheel with 10 colors with equally likely outcomes is spun 400 times and the
Blue comes out a 44 times, what is the experimental probability that you will get
blue the next you spin the wheel?

Solution: Experimental Probability= Number of event occurrences (A)/Number of Trials (B)

Experimental Probability=44/400

Experimental Probability=0.11 or 11% (11/100)

e. If a coin is tossed 250 times and heads appear 170 times, what is the
experimental probability of getting a tail the next time you toss a coin?

Solution: Experimental Probability= Number of event occurrences (A)/Number of Trials (B)

Experimental Probability=170/250

Experimental Probability=0.68 or 68% (17/25)

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