Probability
Experimental Probability
Fundamental Counting Principle
Vocabulary
Compound Probability
100
What is the probability of spinning a blue?
3/8
100
The bar graph shows the results of spinning the spinner 200 times. 
What is the experimental probability of spinning a 1?
41/200
100
You go to the snack bar to buy a bagel and a drink for lunch. You can choose from a plain bagel, a blueberry bagel, or a raisin bagel. The choices for a drink include water or a sports drink. How many different lunches could be made with these choices?
6 lunches
100
An investigation or precedure that has varying results.
Experiment
100
What is the probability of flipping a heads on a coin and rolling a 4 on a number cube?
1/12
200
What are the favorable outcome to spinning a yellow?
yellow, yellow
200
The bar graph shows the results of spinning the spinner 200 times.
What is the experimental probability of spinning a 5?
40/200 = 1/5
200
A restaurant offers four sizes of pizza, two types of crust, and eight toppings. How many possible combinations of pizza with one topping are there?
64 different pizzas
200
The possible results of an experiment.
Outcomes
200
What is the probability of spinning a blue and flipping a heads on a coin?
3/16
300
How many favorable outcomes to spinning an even?
4
300
The bar graph shows the results of spinning the spinner 200 times.
What is the experimental probability of spinning an even number?
80/200 = 2/5
300
You go to Best Buy to purchase a new television. You have the following choices: LCD or plasma; screen size 27”, 32”, 36”, 41”, 51”, or 63” and manufacturer Sony, Vizio or Phillips. How many different televisions does the store have to offer?
36 different televisions
300
A collection of one or more outcomes.
Event
300
What is the probability of rolling less than 5 on a number cube, spinning a yellow, and fllipping a heads?
1/12
400
What is the probability of not spinning a yellow?
6/8 = 3/4
400
What is the experimental probability of spinning a number greater than 5?
0
400
A men’s department store sells 3 different suit jackets, 6 different shirts, 8 different ties, and 4 different pairs of pants. How many different suits consisting of a jacket, shirt, tie, and pants are possible?
576 suits
400
The outcome of a specific event.
Favorable Outcomes
400
What is the probability of picking a club then a face card. (without replacement)
1/5 x 1/2 = 1/10
500
How many yellows should you expect to spin if you spin the spinner 120 times?
30 times
500
What is the experimental probability of spinning a number less than 5?
160/200 = 4/5
500
A lock has four dials. On each dial are the digits 0 to 9. How many possible combinations are there?
10,000 combinations
500
Consists of two or more events.
Compound Event
500
What is the probabiliy of picking two face cards. (Without replacement)
1/5 x 1/4 = 1/20