Common Core 7.SP.C.6 worksheet

Question 1

A die is rolled 120 times and lands on 4 exactly 22 times. How many 4s would you expect from a fair die? How many more or fewer did you get? Give (actual − expected).

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Question 2

A drawing pin is dropped 80 times. It lands point up 22 times. What is the experimental probability of landing point up? Give a fraction in simplest form.

Answer (as a fraction)

Question 3

Arjun flips a coin 10 times and Jamal flips it 2000 times. Whose proportion of heads is likely to be closer to 0.5?

• A. Both will be exactly 0.5
• B. Arjun
• C. Jamal

Question 4

The probability of an event is 1/4. The experiment is done 24 times. How many times would you expect the event to happen?

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Question 5

Maya flips a drawing pin 20 times. It lands point up 16 times. What is the relative frequency of landing point up? Give a fraction in simplest form.

Answer (as a fraction)

Question 6

A die is rolled 300 times and lands on 4 exactly 62 times. How many 4s would you expect from a fair die? How many more or fewer did you get? Give (actual − expected).

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Question 7

A drawing pin is dropped 100 times. It lands point up 22 times. What is the experimental probability of landing point up? Give a fraction in simplest form.

Answer (as a fraction)

Question 8

Chloe flips a coin 20 times and Noah flips it 2000 times. Whose proportion of heads is likely to be closer to 0.5?

• A. Chloe
• B. Both will be exactly 0.5
• C. Noah

Question 9

The probability of an event is 1/6. The experiment is done 78 times. How many times would you expect the event to happen?

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Question 10

Isla flips a drawing pin 40 times. It lands point up 36 times. What is the relative frequency of landing point up? Give a fraction in simplest form.

Answer (as a fraction)

Question 11

A die is rolled 300 times and lands on 4 exactly 56 times. How many 4s would you expect from a fair die? How many more or fewer did you get? Give (actual − expected).

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Question 12

A drawing pin is dropped 40 times. It lands point up 38 times. What is the experimental probability of landing point up? Give a fraction in simplest form.

Answer (as a fraction)

Question 13

Mei flips a coin 20 times and Fatima flips it 1000 times. Whose proportion of heads is likely to be closer to 0.5?

• A. Mei
• B. Fatima
• C. Both will be exactly 0.5

Question 14

The probability of an event is 1/6. The experiment is done 72 times. How many times would you expect the event to happen?

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Question 15

Mateo flips a drawing pin 50 times. It lands point up 25 times. What is the relative frequency of landing point up? Give a fraction in simplest form.

Answer (as a fraction)

Question 16

A die is rolled 600 times and lands on 4 exactly 84 times. How many 4s would you expect from a fair die? How many more or fewer did you get? Give (actual − expected).

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