Sample Space
What is a possible result?
An outcome
What math strategy should be used to make a prediction based on probability?
setup and solve a PROPORTION
A bag contains 3 red pieces of candy, 4 blue, and 5 green. What is the theoretical probability of getting a green piece of candy?
5/12
A bag contains 5 blue cubes, 3 red cubes and 2 green cubes. What is the theoretical probability of selecting a blue cube AND then a green cube with replacement?
1/10
Listed below are camp activities.
Morning: Canoeing, Art, Crafts, and Woodworking
Afternoon: Swimming, Basketball, Soccer, Ropes Course, and Fishing
How many possible outcomes (combinations of activities) are there?
20
(1,2,3,4,5,6)
I pulled 10 gumballs out of the machine. I got red 6 times. How many red gumballs can I expect to get if I pulled 20 gumballs out?
12
A bag contains 5 blue cubes, 3 red cubes and 2 green cubes. What is the theoretical probability of selecting a red cube AND then a green cube without replacement?
1/15
A deck of playing cards has 4 suits (diamonds, hearts, spades and clubs). Each suit has 13 cards.
What is the probability of selecting a spade at random?
1/4
If something has a 50% chance of occurring is it likely, unlikely, certain, or impossible?
Likely
If a baseball is thrown 20 times and you hit it 6 times, What prediction could you make if the baseball was thrown 60 times?
You would hit the ball 18 times
John is playing a game where he rolls a fair number cube and then a 3 section spinner. The spinner is labeled with the letters a,b,c. What is the probability John rolls a 4 and then spins "b"?
1/18
If you had a 7/28 chance of something would you have a likely, unlikely, certain or impossible chance?
unlikely
Marco has 2 pairs of shoes; Converse and Nike's. He also has 4 pairs of shorts; tan, navy, gray and black. He has 5 shirts; red, white, gray, black and orange. How many total combinations (outfits) can he create?
40
Ben Rothlesburger throws 36 passes in the first game of the season. He only completed 27 of them. Make a prediction of how many completed passes he would have if he threw 180 passes?
135
On Olivia's bookshelf she has the following types of books:
6 graphic novels, 5 history books, 3 adventure books and 4 mystery books
Olivia picks a book to take to school and read then also on to read at home. What is the probability she chooses a graphic novel and a mystery book?
4/51
Gavin has a spinner app on his phone he uses to help him decide where to go for dinner sometimes. He can change the number of sections on the spinner to accommodate what he wants to simulate. He is trying to decide between, "Taco Bell", "McDonald's", "Subway", "Whataburger", or "Chick-Fil-A". What type of spinner should he design on his app?
A spinner with 5 sections
Create a tree diagram to represent the sample space of tossing a fair coin, rolling a number cube, and spinning a 4 section spinner.
H or T: (2)
1 2 3 4 5 6: (6)
red, blue, green, yellow: (4)
48 total combinations
Mary-Kate spins her fair four-colored spinner 700 times. She lands on blue 58 times. If she spun her spinner 2,100 times, how many times can she expect to land on blue?
174
The gumball machine contains 35 gumballs. 15 of the gumballs are red, 8 are blue, and 12 are green. Ally's mom gave her 2 quarters so she could get 2 gumballs. What is the probability she gets 2 red gumballs?
3/17
In order to win at Monopoly, Curtis needs to roll a 4 on his next turn and then a 6 on the next. What is the probability that Curtis gets a 4 and then a 6 so that he can win the game?
1/36