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Which ratio best defines theoretical probability?

Number of possible outcomes: Number of favorable outcomes
Number of favorable outcomes: Number of possible outcomes
Number of nonfavorable outcomes: Number of possible outcomes
Number of possible outcomes: Number of nonfavorable outcomes

User Greenhouse
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Answer:

number of favorable outcome number of possible outcomes

User Dpitkevics
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Theoretical probability is when all of the outcomes are equally likely.

The ratio that best represents this is

# of favorable outcomes : # of total outcomes.

User Dmitriy Sukharev
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