There are 4 pennies, 2 nickels, 5 dimes, and 5 quarters in a jar. The probability that a random selected coin is a penny is 1/4. Is this experimental or theoretical probability

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Rayna Gould

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20 October, 00:33

There are 4 pennies, 2 nickels, 5 dimes, and 5 quarters in a jar. The probability that a random selected coin is a penny is 1/4. Is this experimental or theoretical probability

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Zayden Joyce · Answer 1

Theoretical

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There are 4 pennies out of 16 coins, so the probability is 4/16, which reduces to 1/4. This is based on the beginning situation, not on the results of an experiment, so it is the theoretical probability. Theoretically, you have a 1/4 chance of pulling a penny, but that isn't necessarily what will happen.