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Identify which of the following are examples of empirical probability and which are examples of theoretical probability.Emily determines that the probability of the next 4 babies born at the hospital, all being girls, is 1/16.Fred determines, based on facts, that there were 250,653 high school wrestlers last year and only 7,075 NCAA wrestlers in colleges. There is about a 2.8% probability of a high school wrestler going on to wrestle in college.Greg determines that the probability of guessing correctly on one multiple choice question with 5 answers is 20%Select the most correct response about the three examples. Group of answer choicesEmily and Greg gave examples of theoretical probability. Fred gave an example of empirical probabilityEmily, Fred, and Greg gave examples of theoretical probability.Emily, Fred, and Greg gave examples of empirical probabilityEmily and Greg gave examples of empirical probability. Fred gave an example of theoretical probabilityEmily and Greg gave examples of probability. But Fred's story was not an example of probability.

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Identify which of the following are examples of empirical probability and which are examples of theoretical probability.Emily determines that the probability of the next 4 babies born at the hospital, all being girls, is 1/16.Fred determines, based on facts, that there were 250,653 high school wrestlers last year and only 7,075 NCAA wrestlers in colleges. There is about a 2.8% probability of a high school wrestler going on to wrestle in college.Greg determines that the probability of guessing correctly on one multiple choice question with 5 answers is 20%Select the most correct response about the three examples. Group of answer choicesEmily and Greg gave examples of theoretical probability. Fred gave an example of empirical probabilityEmily, Fred, and Greg gave examples of theoretical probability.Emily, Fred, and Greg gave examples of empirical probabilityEmily and Greg gave examples of empirical probability. Fred gave an example of theoretical probabilityEmily and Greg gave examples of probability. But Fred's story was not an example of probability.

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Emily and Greg gave examples of theoretical probability. Fred gave an example of empirical probability.

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