Sample Space
Whats is the sample space of flipping a coin?
S= (Heads, Tails)
What is the probability that the number cube will land on 5?
1
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6
The ______ of a chance experiment is a list of every possible outcome.
sample space
what are the three methods to show compound events?
List, Table, and tree diagram
8 x 7
56
Sample space of a standard dice cube?
S= ( 1,2,3,4,5,6)
What is the probability that the number cube will land on an even number?
3 1
-- or ----
6 2
The _____ of an event occurring can be calculated by dividing the number of desired outcomes by the total possible number of outcomes.
probability
Aaron will flip a quarter twice.
What is the probability that the quarter will land on tails both times?
There are 4 outcomes in the sample space that are equally likely, so the probability is 1/4
5/ 9 ÷ 7/4
20
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63
alphabet sample space or outcomes
S= ( A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H,........ X,Y, Z)
24 outcomes
What is the probability that the number cube will land on a number greater than 2?
4 2
-- or ---
6. 3
Something you can do over and over where the outcome each time is unknown is a
chance experiment
Draw a model for rolling a number cube and spinning a spinner.
Sample space of spinner= (1,2,3)
18 possible outcomes
Turn this mixed number into a improper fraction
1
1 ---
3
4
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3
Sample space/outcomes of flipping a coin and rolling a cube.
Heads 1, Heads 2, Heads 3, Heads 4, Heads 5, Heads 6, Tails 1, Tails 2, Tails 3, Tails 4, Tails 5, and Tails 6
12 outcomes
The Spanish language and culture club has 10 seventh-grade students and 5 eighth-grade students. The leader of the club will randomly select a student to get a gift certificate to a Spanish restaurant. What is the probability that an eighth-grade student will get the gift certificate?
5 1
--- or ------
15 3
A ____ consists of a combination of two or more simple events.
compound evenr
Treasure will spin the spinner below and then roll a number cube. They are trying to find the probability that the spinner and the number cube both land on 2.
Is her diagram correct?
spinner sample space= (1,2)
12 outcomes
1/12
Alexi selects one T-shirt and one pair of pants
T-shirts: white, blue, red, black
Pairs of pants: jeans, khakis
white shirt with jeans
white shirt with khakis
blue shirt with jeans
blue shirt with khakis
red shirt with jeans
red shirt with khakis
black shirt with jeans
black shirt with khakis
8 outcomes
Vince buys a variety pack that contains miniature boxes of cereal. There are 6 boxes of corn flakes in the variety pack.
If the probability of randomly selecting a box of corn flakes from the variety pack is 1/4, how many total boxes are in the pack?
1/4 = 6/ 24 → 24
______ probability, which expresses what should happen based on reasoning about possible outcomes.
theoretical