Is the Following an Example of Theoretical Probability or Empirical

question 30

Multiple Choice

Is the following an example of theoretical probability or empirical probability? At a carnival shellgame the player can pay three dollars and choose the shell that he or she believes is hiding theprize. There are four shells that are thoroughly mixed up after each guess. The player concludesthat there is a one in four chance of randomly picking the winning shell.

• A) Empirical
• B) Theoretical