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About how many times should a heart be drawn? |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) | A carnival game gives a prize to 1 out of every 10 players. If 100 people play, about how many should win a prize? |  |  |  | 2.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | A spinner has 8 equal sections numbered 1 to 8. The spinner is spun 48 times. About how many times should it land on the number 3? |  |  |  | 3.  \u003Cbr>4. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | Carol flips a coin to decide who goes first in 34 board games. About how many times should it land on heads? |  |  |  | 5.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | 90% of the seeds in a packet will sprout. If Tiffany plants 60 seeds, about how many should sprout? |  |  |  | 6.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | A gumball machine holds an equal number of gumballs in 5 different colors. If 70 gumballs are bought, about how many should be orange? |  |  |  | 7.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) | A basketball player makes 75% of her free throws. If she attempts 28 free throws, about how many should she make? |  |  |  | 8.  \u003Cbr>9.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | A jar holds an equal number of jelly beans in 6 flavors. If 90 jelly beans are picked, about how many should be lemon? |  |  |  | 10.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) | 20% of the emails a store sends out get opened. If the store sends 65 emails, about how many should get opened? |  |  |  | 11.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) | A bag holds 3 red marbles and 7 blue marbles. A marble is drawn and then put back 60 times. About how many times should a red marble be drawn? |  |  |  | 12.  \u003Cbr>13. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 11) | 1 out of every 10 cereal boxes contains a hidden toy. If a store stocks 150 boxes, about how many should contain a toy? |  |  |  | 14.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 12) | A spinner has 8 equal sections and 3 of them are striped. The spinner is spun 72 times. About how many times should it land on a striped section? |  |  |  | 15.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 13) | Edward makes 75% of the goals he shoots in soccer practice. If he shoots 60 times, about how many should he make? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 14) | At a bakery, 2 out of every 3 customers buy a muffin. If 24 customers visit, about how many should buy a muffin? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 15) | A spinner has 5 equal sections and 2 of them are purple. The spinner is spun 50 times. About how many times should it land on purple? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  | Math\u003Cbr>[www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com)\u003Cbr>1\u003Cbr>1-10\u003Cbr>11-15 | 93 | 87 | 80 |  | 73 | 67 | 60 | 53 | 47 | 40 | 33 |\n|  |  | 27 | 20 | 13 |  | 7 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |\n\nPredicting Outcomes with Probability (Word)  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Use probability to predict each outcome.\u003Cbr>1) A standard deck is used to draw a card that is then put back 36 times. About how many times should a heart be drawn? |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  9  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) | A carnival game gives a prize to 1 out of every 10 players. If 100 people play, about how many should win a prize? |  |  |  | 2.  10  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | A spinner has 8 equal sections numbered 1 to 8. The spinner is spun 48 times. About how many times should it land on the number 3? |  |  |  | 3.  6  4. 17 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | Carol flips a coin to decide who goes first in 34 board games. About how many times should it land on heads? |  |  |  | 5.  54  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | 90% of the seeds in a packet will sprout. If Tiffany plants 60 seeds, about how many should sprout? |  |  |  | 6.  14  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | A gumball machine holds an equal number of gumballs in","cbCaigUZv5plEcf1","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigUZv5plEcf1","pdf",44845,"English","# Probability Prediction Practice\n## Estimating Event Counts\n## Answer Key","[{\"question\":\"How do you predict the number of times an event will happen?\",\"answer\":\"Use the given probability (such as a fraction, percent, or fair-share ratio) and multiply it by the total number of trials to estimate the expected count.\"},{\"question\":\"What does “put back” mean in the deck and marble problems?\",\"answer\":\"It means the selection is returned to the pool before the next draw, so the probability stays the same across trials.\"},{\"question\":\"Are the answers exact or approximate?\",\"answer\":\"The problems ask for about how many times, so the results are estimates based on probability rather than exact calculations.\"}]","Predicting Outcomes with Probability - Use probability to predict each outcome | PDF"]