Vocabulary
a. chance
b. probability
c. percent
d. independent
This is the probability of flipping a heads on a coin.
What is 1/2?
It is __________ that a zebra will fly by our classroom window.
What is impossible?
A spinner has 4 equal sections, 1 green, 2 red, and 1 yellow. As a fraction what is the probability of spinning a yellow?
What is 1/4?
a. dependent
b. event
c. outcome
d. chance
It is _______________ that a rock will sink when you throw it into a lake.
What is certain?
A spinner has 6 equal sections, 1 blue, 2 red, 2 orange, and 1 green. On a number line where would I put the chance of spinning white?
What is at 0? (impossible)
The outcome that would definitely happen.
a. likely
b. unlikely
c. impossible
d. certain
What is certain?
This is the probability of rolling greater than 2 on a number die.
What is 4/6?
It is ____________ that you will roll an odd number (1, 3, 5) or a even number (2, 4, 6) on a number die.
What is equally likely?
A spinner has the letters A-H on it in equal sections. What is the chance as a fraction of spinning a vowel?
What is 2/8?
The outcome that would probably not happen:
a. likely
b. unlikely
c. impossible
d. certain
What is unlikely?
It is ____________ that it will rain in the month of April in Virginia.
What is likely?
A spinner has 6 equal sections. 3 white and 3 green. On a number line, where would I put the chance of spinning a green?
What is at 1/2? (equally likely)
Describe the outcomes of this event: flipping a coin
You could toss heads or tails; two outcomes
It is _______________ that we will have a blizzard in March in Virginia.
What is unlikely?
On a spinner you have 10 equal sections. 3 are red, 2 are yellow, 2 are green, 1 is white, and 2 are blue. Which color am I most likely to spin?
What is red?