Class Activity 16CM Empirical Versus Theoretical Probability: Picking Cubes from a Bag
CCSS CCSS SMP4, 7.SP6
Each person (or small group) will need an opaque bag, 3 red cubes. blue cubes, and a sticky note.
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1. Put the 10 cubes in the bag. mix them up, and randomly pick a cube from the bag with
out looking. Record the color of the cube, and put the cube back in the bay. Repeat
until you have picked 10 cubes. Record the number of red cubes you picked on your
sticky note Calculate the empirical probability of picking a red cube based on your
10 picks. Is it the same as the theoretical probability of picking red