Question 9
Can the experimental probability of an event be greater than 1? Justify your answer.

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Solution

We know that,
$P r o b a b i l i t y = \frac{N u m b e r o f t r i a l s i n w h i c h e v e n t h a p p e n s}{T o t a l n u m b e r o f t r i a l s}$

The number of trials in which the event can happen cannot be greater than the total number of trials.
Hence, the experimental probability of an event cannot be greater than 1.

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