document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=409747>Question 409747</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that you are playing a board game that has a spinner with 10 equal spaces. Suppose in a single game there was a total of 219 spins and 37 of them were the number 1. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the classical probability of spinning a 1?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In the long run, what would you expect the probability of a 1 to be?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the empirical probability of spinning a 1? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the classical probability of spinning a 1?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: 1/10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In the long run, what would you expect the probability of a 1 to be?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: 1/10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the empirical probability of spinning a 1?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: 37/219<BR>\n" );
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