Math 5 · Unit 8: Probability · Cambridge Primary Maths Stage 5
8.2 Experiments and simulations
15 questions · e.g. A coin is tossed 100 times. About how many heads would …
Questions
1. A coin is tossed 100 times. About how many heads would you expect?
Check2. A dice is rolled 60 times. About how many 6s would you expect?
Check3. Ana tosses a coin 10 times and gets 7 heads. Is the coin unfair?
Check4. Which gives more reliable results?
Check5. A spinner is half red, half blue. In 20 spins, about how many reds?
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7. Rolling a dice to choose who goes first is an example of …
Check8. A bag has 3 red and 1 blue. You pick 40 times (putting back). About how many reds?
Check9. Results: heads 48, tails 52. Is that close to what you'd expect?
Check10. After rolling three 6s in a row, the next roll being a 6 is …
Check11. A spinner has 4 equal parts. In 40 spins, about how many times on each part?
Check12. How should you record results of an experiment?
Check13. Which is a fair way to choose 1 of 2 children?
Check14. A dice landed on 1 twenty times out of 30. What might that suggest?
Check15. If you repeat an experiment, will you always get the same results?
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