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Possible Outcomes
Find the Probability
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the chance that an event will happen is also known as
what is probability or number of favorable outcomes / total number of possible outcomes
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What is the probability of spinning YELLOW twice?
1/64 or 1.6%
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How many possible outcomes are there when you flip two coins?
2*2 = 4
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Find the probability of getting a 1 in a regular 3 sided die and getting tails on a coin.
(1/3) * (1/2) = 1/6 = 0.1666 = 16.66%
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What is another term for the outcome in theory? (2 words)
Theoretical Probability
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What is the probability of spinning BLUE twice?
4/64 or 6.25%
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How many possible outcomes are there when you flip a coin and roll a 6 sided die?
2*6 = 12
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What is P(red and 2) in the following events: red, red, red, green, yellow ; 1, 2, 2, 2
(3/5) * (3/4) = (9/20) = 0.45 = 45%
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What is another term for "the chance of an event occurring based on the results of an experiment" (2 words)
experimental probability
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What is the probability of spinning RED 3 times?
8/512 or 1.6%
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How many possible outcomes are there when you flip 3 coins?
2*2*2 = 8
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P(even number and yellow) in rolling a 6 sided die AND Red, Red, Yellow, Yellow, Blue, Blue, Blue
(3/6) * (2/7)= 6/42 OR 14.3%
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All the possible outcomes of an event is also known as (2 words)
What is sample space
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What is the probability of spinning a 3 and flipping heads?
1/16 or 6.25%
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How many possible outcomes are there when you are making a sandwich with 3 choices for the bread and 5 choices for the filling?
3*5 = 15
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What is the probability of flipping a coin 3 times and landing heads each time? P(H,H,H)=?
(1/2) * (1/2) * (1/2) = (1/8) = 0.125 = 12.5%
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In probability, the denominator is also called?
The Outcome or Total Outcome
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What is the probability of spinning an even number AND flipping tails?
4/16 OR 25%
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How many possible outcomes are there when you flip 3 coins and roll two, 6 sided-die?
2 * 2 * 2 * 6 * 6 =288
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What is the probability of spinning a green AND rolling an odd number?
9/48 or 18.8%