5.1.3
Experimental Probability
Experimental Probability
Experimental Probability
You may be given the results of an experiment and be asked to calculate the possibility of an event happening. This is called experimental probability.


Example question - rolling dice
Example question - rolling dice
- Jack rolled a fair dice 20 times.
- Rolling an even number was recorded as a ‘win’ and rolling an odd number as a ‘lose’. The results are displayed in this table.
- What is the experimental probability of a 'win'?


Experimental probability equation
Experimental probability equation
- To answer this question, you need to know the equation for experimental probability.


Probability of a win
Probability of a win
- The number of 'wins' is 12.
- The number of trials is 20.
- So the probability of a win is 12⁄20.
- This fraction can be simplified to 3⁄5.
1Angles
1.17 Facts About Angles
1.2Identify the Angle
1.3Angles on a Straight Line
1.4Angles in a Circle
1.5Angles in Triangles
2Fractions
2.1Simplifying Fractions
2.2Improper Fractions & Mixed Numbers
2.3Fractions of Numbers
2.4Expressing Shaded Areas as Fractions
3Time
4Prime Numbers
4.1Prime Numbers
5Probability
6Ratio
6.1Ratios
7Sequences
7.1Constant Sequences
7.2Doubling & Halving Sequences
7.3Alternating Patterns & Two-Step Sequences
7.4Two-Step Patterns
7.5The nth Term
8Area & Perimeter
8.1Perimeter of a Quadrilateral
8.2Area of a Quadrilateral
8.3Area of a Triangle
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1Angles
1.17 Facts About Angles
1.2Identify the Angle
1.3Angles on a Straight Line
1.4Angles in a Circle
1.5Angles in Triangles
2Fractions
2.1Simplifying Fractions
2.2Improper Fractions & Mixed Numbers
2.3Fractions of Numbers
2.4Expressing Shaded Areas as Fractions
3Time
4Prime Numbers
4.1Prime Numbers
5Probability
6Ratio
6.1Ratios
7Sequences
7.1Constant Sequences
7.2Doubling & Halving Sequences
7.3Alternating Patterns & Two-Step Sequences
7.4Two-Step Patterns
7.5The nth Term
8Area & Perimeter
8.1Perimeter of a Quadrilateral
8.2Area of a Quadrilateral
8.3Area of a Triangle
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