Define
Coin Flip
Problem Solving
Vocabulary
100

A chance of an event taking place

What is probability?

100

What is the probability of getting a head or tail? 

1/2 or 50% 

100

You flip a nickel three times. Find the probability that all flips will land on tails.

1/8


100

An outcome resulting from a certain experiment. 

What is event? 

200

An outcome of one event not affecting the outcome of the second event


What is independent events? 


200

What are the odds of getting heads or tails twice in a row? 

1/4 or 25%

200

What is the probability of drawing a red marble from a bag of 6 red and 4 blue marbles, replacing it, and then drawing a blue marble?

6/25 


200

The outcome that is desired.  

What is favorable outcome? 

300

An outcome of one event affecting the outcome of the second event


What is dependent events? 


300

You flip a coin and pull a marble out of a bag. There are 4 white, 2 blue, and 5 marbles. What is the probability of landing on heads and pulling a green marble. In simplest form

5/22 

300

What is the probability of rolling an even number on the first roll of a number cube and rolling an odd number on the second roll?

1/4


300

An event based on direct observation or experiences. 

What is experimental probability. 

400

"Without a replacement" refers to.......

What is dependent events? 

400

Answer in fraction

You flip a coin and roll a dice. What is the probability that you will flip heads and roll a 3? 

1/2 

400

One card is to be drawn from a standard 52 card deck. What is the probability of drawing a queen or a diamond?

16/52


400

Each repetition or observation of an experiment.  

What are trial? 

500

Ratio of # of times the event occurs to total # of trials performed 

What is experimental probability? 

500


This diagram shows the outcomes of rolling a die and flipping a coin. What are the # of possible outcomes shown? 

12 outcomes 

500

Joy had 3 sunflowers, 4 tulips, and 1 daisy in a vase. She randomly selected one flower, took a picture of it, and put it back. She then repeated these steps. What is the probability that she selected a rose both times? 

9/64

500

An event with expected results using a mathematical formula. 

What is theoretical probability?