Question

Holsen wants to know the theoretical and experimental probability of rolling a number larger than a 3 on a 6-sided number cube numbered 1 to 6. He rolls the number cube 6 times and records the results in this table.

4 1 3
3 5 2
Drag and drop the answers in the boxes to correctly complete the sentences comparing theoretical probability and experimental probability.

The theoretical probability of rolling a number larger than 3 is ________ because this is what ______. The experimental probability of rolling a number larger than 3 is _______ because this is what ______.

Answer 1

The theoretical probability of rolling a number larger than 3 is 1/2 because this is what we expect to happen. The experimental probability of rolling a number larger than 3 is 1/3 because this is what actually happened.

Explanation: