The theoretical probability is the probability we should be getting theoretically (makes sense right?). So the theoretical probability of picking a green marble would be 1/10 since there is only 1 green marble out of 10 total marbles.
The experimental probability is the probability determined by an experiment. The experimental probability and the theoretical probability should be close to each other when more trials are conducted. In this case, the experimental probability of picking a green marble is 4/50 or 2/25 simplified.
Hope the explanation made sense and showed the difference.
Carey has a bag of marbles, there are 4 red marbles, 5 blue marbles, and 1 green marble. She conducted an experiment in which she pulled out one marble and recorded the color and then returned it to the bag 50 times.
Red: 22
Blue: 24
Green: 4
What is the difference between the theoretical probability and the experimental probability of picking a green marble?
A. 1/50
B. 1/10
C. 2/25
D. 1
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