A number cube is rolled 120 times. The number 4 comes up 47 times. What is the experimental probability of rolling a 4? What is the theoretical probability of rolling a 4?

a. 47/120; 1/30

b. 47/120; 1/6

c. 4/47; 1/6

d. 1/6; 47/120

Question

A number cube is rolled 120 times. The number 4 comes up 47 times. What is the experimental probability of rolling a 4? What is the theoretical probability of rolling a 4? 

a. 47/120; 1/30

b. 47/120; 1/6 

c. 4/47; 1/6

d. 1/6; 47/120

anonymous · Answer

experimental probability= number of occurences of that particular event/ number of trials= 47/120
theoretical probability= 1/6 as there are 6 different faces

anonymous · Answer

Thank you :)