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A die is rolled and the results are 1, 2, 1, 4, 5, 6, 1, 3, 6, 6, 5, 2, 3.

True or false: The experimental probability of rolling a 2 is close to the theoretical probability.

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The answer is true

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User Hozikimaru
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Answer: True

We have A = 2 copies of "2" showing up out of B = 13 rolls total

A/B = 2/13 = 0.1538 is the experimental probability of rolling a 2

Compare this with 1/6 which is the theoretical probability of rolling a 2 (since there is one side labeled "2" out of 6 sides total)

1/6 = 0.167 approximately

Comparing 0.1538 with 0.167 is fairly close

or you could argue that 2/13 is close to 2/12 = 1/6

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