Term Definitions
Experimental & Theoretical
FCP, Permutations, & Combinations
Probability of Multiple Events (and/or)
Conditional Probability
100
Probability
What is the likelihood of an event occurring?
100
Kim tried to toss a ping pong ball into a cup using 15 trials and she succeeded 10 times. The probability that she will succeed the next time she tosses the ping pong ball.
What is 10/15, 2/3, or 67%?
100
A corporation has ten members on its board of directors. The different ways they can elect a president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer.
What is 5040?
Permutation
100
The probability of rolling an odd number and getting a tail.
What is 3/12 or 1/4?
100
The probability of a person not having a disease given that they tested negative.
What is 74/86?
200
Sample Space
What is the set of all the possible outcomes?
200
A spinner with four sections: blue, green, yellow, and red was spun 100 times. It landed on blue 14 times, green 10 times, yellow 8 times, and red 68 times.
The probability of landing on red.
What is 68/100 or 68%?
200
A popular brand of pen is available in three colors (red, green, or blue) and four tips (bold, medium, fine, or micro). The different choices of pens you can have with this brand.
What is 12?
Fundamental Counting Principle
200
A survey of 22 people was conducted about their favorite sports. Nine people said they like basketball, five like softball, and eight like other sports.
The probability of choosing someone who said they like basketball or other sports.
What is 17/22?
200
The probability of a student visited tutoring two or three times given that they are a full-time student.
What is 25/45 or 5/9?
300
Mutually Exclusive Events
What is two events that cannot happen at the same time?
300
The probability of picking an Ace card.
What is 4/52 or 1/13?
300
You are on your way to the Maldives, and you are allowed to bring 5 of the 10 possible books. The different collections of 5 books you can take on the trip.
What is 252?
Combination
300
A survey of 100 students answered what they think is the best entertainment value: playing interactive games (48), reading books (9), watching movies (10), surfing the internet (22), watching television (2), or playing sports/instruments (9).
The probability that someone answered surfing the Internet or watching movies.
What is 32/100 or 32%?
300
Given that a middle school student plays an instrument, the probability that they also play a team sport.
What is 8/11?
400
Experimental and Theoretical Probability
What is the actual outcome of an experiment? What is the predicted outcome based on mathematical reasoning?
400
The probability of picking a Face card.
What is 12/52 or 3/13?
400
A DJ can play 6 songs for a radio show segment, and there are 9 songs to select from. The different song arrangements for this program segment.
What is 60,480?
Permutation
400
With a pair of dice, the probability of rolling a 5 on one die and a number less than 3 on the other die.
What is 2/36 or 1/18?
400
The probability of the fresh fruits in the shopping cart is strawberries.
What is 200/320, 0.625, or 62.5%?
500
Conditional Probability
What is the probability of B, given event A?
500
The probability of not rolling a 2 on a dice.
What is 5/6 or 83%?
500
A restaurant menu has 5 choices for sandwiches, 3 choices for sides, and 4 choices for desserts. The different ways you could choose a sandwich, a side dish, and a dessert.
What is 60?
Fundamental Counting Principle
500
The probability of picking a 9 or a Face card.
What is 16/52 or 4/13?
500
The probability of a person having green eyes is a male.
What is 5/6?