1What was the theoretical probability of collecting a specific dinosaur, such as a Velociraptor, in a single purchase? 2How many spins did it take before you had at least one of each dinosaur in Trial 1? Trial 2? Trial 3?
3How does the number of spins correlate to the number of boxes of cereal that you would need to purchase?
4What was the experimental probability for each dinosaur from Trial 1? Trial 2? Trial 3?
5How does the experimental probability of getting each dinosaur differ from the theoretical probability? Here, you are comparing the experimental vs. theoretical probability of getting each type of dinosaur in a single purchase. In other words, you are determining the probability for a single event, not a compound event.
6If someone bought eight boxes of cereal and got all eight dinosaurs, would you be surprised? Why or why not?
7How did the experimental probabilities change between the trials?
8What are the advantages of using a simulation versus actually buying boxes of cereal?