Glencoe Math: Course 2, Volume 2
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2. Theoretical and Experimental Probability
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Exercise 8 Page 726

B

Practice makes perfect

When calculating the experimental probability, we are comparing the number of times the event occurs to the number of times the experiment is done. P=Times the Event Occurs/Times the Experiment Is DoneWe know that Marisol rolled a number cube 10 times. This means that the number of times the experiment is done is 10. Out of these, she rolled an even number 7 times. Let's find how many times she rolled an odd number by subtracting 7 from the total number of rolls. 10 - 7 = 3 The number of times the event occurs is 3. Now we have enough information to calculate P(odd number).

P=Times the Event Occurs/Times the Experiment is Done
P(odd number)=3/10

The experimental probability of rolling an odd number is 310, which corresponds to option B.