6-Sided Die (?/6)
Probability of rolling a 3?
1/6
Probability of flipping a coin and getting heads?
1/2
Probability of drawing a red card?
26/52 or 1/2
Probability is a number that represents the likelihood of an even occuring. What range is the number between? (Answer can be given as a decimal/fraction or percentage.)
0 to 1 (0/1 to 1/1)
0% to 100%
Kat's probability of winning the lottery is 0.75, what word could we use to describe this probability?
Likely
Probability for rolling an odd number?
3/6 or 1/2
Probability of flipping a coin and getting tails?
1/2
Probability of drawing a diamond?
13/52 or 1/4
Define: Probability
The likelihood that a given event will happen
Tom's probability of spinning a blue on a spinner is 100%, what word could we use to describe this probability?
Certain
Probability of rolling a number 5 or greater?
2/6 or 1/3
Probability of flipping a coin and getting neither heads nor tails?
0/2 or 0
Probability of drawing a 4?
4/52 or 1/13
Define: Outcome
AND how many outcomes would you have if you picked a random outfit from 3 shirts and 2 pants
A possible result of an event
& 6 outfits
Tim's probability of winning the lottery is 0.05 , what word could we use to describe this probability?
Unlikely
Probability of rolling a number that is NOT a 1 or 2?
4/6 or 2/3
Probability of flipping a coin and getting heads or tails?
2/2 or 1
Probability of drawing a Jack or Ace?
8/52 or 2/13
Explain the difference between Theoretical and Experimental Probability
Theoretical Probability: The probability based on the number of chances; how often something would happen in a perfect world
Experimental Probability: The probability of a given event based on real data; only based on the outcomes of an actual experiment
Sarah's probability of winning the lottery is 0.00, what word could we use to describe this probability?
Impossible
Probability of rolling doubles with 2 dice?
(Hint: 36 combinations of rolls)
6/36 or 1/6
Probability of flipping a coin and getting tails and then flipping the coin again and getting heads?
(Hint: write out all the options you could get with 2 coin flips)
1/4
Probability of drawing a number card (Ace included)?
40/52 or 10/13
Define: Compound Probability
The probability of more than one event occuring at once
Kat's probability of winning the lottery is 0.50, what word could we use to describe this probability?
Equally likely
As likely as not
50/50 chance