Question

Which of the following is an example of empirical probability?

A. Darren threw a football to Ted 15 times, and Ted caught it 13 times. The probability Ted will catch a throw is .
B. Jena has 8 T-shirts in a drawer, and 3 of them are blue. The probability of pulling out a blue T-shirt is .
C. When a coin is flipped, heads and tails are equally likely. The probability of heads is .
D. A spinner has 4 equal sections numbered 1 to 4. The probability of spinning the number 1 is .

Answer 1

First, it would be helpful to define empirical probability

Answer 2

Remember the differences between empirical probability vs. theoretical probability?

Answer 3

Hint: this tends to be based on collecting data or doing experiments

Answer 4

For example, you don't know where the spinner will land, it's simply chance. so it is Theoretical

Answer 5

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Answer 6

sorry, yes this was helpful. thank you for the help

Answer 7

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