Question

A six-sided number cube is rolled 500 times. The results are 280 even numbers and 220 odd numbers. How does the relative frequency of rolling an even number compare to the theoretical probability? Select from the drop-down menus to correctly complete the statements. The relative frequency of rolling an even number is Choose... the theoretical probability. The theoretical probability is Choose... and the relative frequency is Choose... .

Answer 1

Answer:

Choice B) experimental probability is larger

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 3 odd numbers (1,3,5) out of 6 total (1,2,3,4,5,6) on the number cube. So theoretically, the chances of rolling an odd number are 3/6 = 1/2 = 0.5

When we do the experiment, we roll an odd number 325 times out of 500 trials total. So the experimental probability is 325/500 = 0.65

Comparing the results of 0.5 and 0.65, we see that 0.65 is larger. So the experimental probability is larger.

Note: with a large number of trials, the experimental probability should get closer and closer to the theoretical probability. This is assuming that all trials are independent of one another and the number cube is properly weighted.