Counting Principle
Vocabulary
How Likely is it?
100
You are trying to decide what to wear to school. You know you have a green pair of pants, a red pair, and a blue pair. You also have a brown shirt, a plaid shirt, and a yellow shirt. How many different outfit combinations can you make?
9
100

Define  probability

Measures the likelihood that the event will occur
100

How likely is it that a coin is flipped and lands on tails?

as likely as not 

200
What is the number of possible outcomes for spinning one spinner with 8 equal sections and another spinner with 6 equal sections?
48 possible outcomes
200

Define "trial"

Each observation of an experiment
200

How likely is it that a number cube is tossed and lands on 3?

Unlikely

300
Amiya and Keyshawn are candidates for class president of the 7th grade. Ajaye, Chishon, and Laura are candidates for vice president. How many winning combinations are possible?
6
300
Describe the difference between events that are certain, likely, equally likely, unlikely, or never going to happen.
Certain would be 100% of the time, likely is anything greater than 50% of the time, equally likely is exactly 50% of the time, unlikely is anything less than 50% of the time, and never is anything that has a 0% chance of occuring.
300

How likely is it that a number cube is tossed and it lands on 8?

Impossible

400
Ms. French is packing for a trip. She packs a white blouse, a pink blouse, a blue blouse, and a green blouse. She also packs a black suit, a navy blue suit, and a gray suit. What is the probability that the first outfit she wears is the gray suit with a pink blouse?
1 out of 12
400

Define "event"

a set of one or more outcomes

400

How likely is it that a number cube is tossed and lands on any number 1-6?

Certain

500
What is the probability of rolling three 4's in a row on a number cube?
1/216
500

Define "simple event."

Event choosing only one outcome 

500

How likely is it that a number cube lands on 2 and a coin lands on heads?

unlikely