A six-sided die is rolled 25 times. The number 3 appears eight times. What is the experimental probability of getting a 3?
experimental is ... 8/25 ... about 1/3
this is twice the theoretical of 1/6
To find the experimental probability of getting a 3 on a six-sided die, you need to divide the number of times the event occurred (getting a 3) by the total number of trials (rolling the die 25 times).
In this case, the number 3 appeared eight times out of 25 rolls. So, the experimental probability of getting a 3 is:
Experimental probability of getting a 3 = Number of times getting a 3 / Total number of rolls
= 8 / 25
To simplify this fraction, you can divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor (GCD). In this case, there's no common divisor other than 1.
So, the experimental probability of getting a 3 when rolling a six-sided die 25 times is 8/25.