Probability -an Experimental Approach
Probability -an Experimental Approach: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Equally Likely Outcomes of a Random Experiment, Probability, Biased Event & Terms related to Probability etc.
Important Questions on Probability -an Experimental Approach
In a biased coin probabilities are equal.


What is the difference between biased and unbiased coin?

What is biased in probability?

Find the favourable outcome of getting a number greater than when a die is rolled.

What is the difference between sample space and an event?

A dice is thrown times and the number appeared on the dice times. Now, in a random throw of a dice, what is the probability of getting a number .

Write the sample space in tossing two coins simultaneously.

Find the number of favourable outcomes of getting a sum when two dice are thrown.

You buy a lottery ticket and win the jackpot.


Think of situations with equally likely events and find the sample space.

Give examples of five experiments that have equally likely outcomes and five more examples that do not have equally likely outcomes.

Check whether the following experiment has equally likely outcomes or not.
A baby is born. It is a boy or a girl.

Are the outcomes of the given experiment equally likely?
Getting a digit or when a dice is rolled.

Are the outcomes of the given experiment are equally likely?
Raining on a particular day of July.

Are the outcomes of the given experiment are equally likely?
Winning a game of carrom.

Are the outcomes of the given experiment are equally likely?
Picking a different colour ball from a bag of red balls, blue balls and black ball.

Check whether the following experiment has equally likely outcomes or not.
A trial is made to answer a true-false question. The answer is right or wrong.

Check whether the following experiment has equally likely outcomes or not.
A player attempts to shoot a basketball. She/he misses the shoot.
