Probability Vocabulary
Probability Table
Probability Tree
Counting Principle
Compound Probability
100
The results that you want to happen in an experiment
D_______ O_______
Desired Outcome
100
P(Jeans)= ?
1/2
100
P(Swiss)=?
1/2
100
Ms. Gorski has 3 pairs of pants and 4 shirts. How many outfits can she make?
12 outfits
100
Flipping a coin and picking a letter from A-E. P(heads,B)
1/10
200
All results that could occur from an experiment
P________ O________
Possible Outcome
200
P(White Shirt and Black Pants)= ?
1/6
200
P(Chicken or Ham)= ?
2/3
200
How many outcomes if you are choosing an interior color for your car from 5 choices and an exterior color from 8 choices?
40 outcomes
200
Flipping a coin and picking a letter from A-E. P(heads, vowel)
2/10 or 1/5
300
Probability is always between what 2 numbers?
0-1
300
What is the probability of picking Rice Noodles or Shrimp?
5/9
300
P(Jeans and Sneakers)= ?
1/4
300
How many outcomes if you choose a class from each of the groups? ( 2 ELA classes, 4 math classes, 3 science classes, and 5 social studies classes?
120 outcomes
300
A store sells a box of highlighters that contains 4 yellow, 3 blue, 2 pink, and 1 green highlighter. What is the probability of randomly picking first 1 blue and then 1 pink highlighter from the box?
12/100 or 3/25
400
What we expect to occur in an experiment is called....
___________ ___________
Theoretical Probability
400
Create a probability table and answer the question
P(Horror and Hardcover)= ?
1/6
400
Create a tree diagram
P(Green and Short Hair)= ?
12 combinations
P(Green and Short Hair)=1/6
400
How many outcomes? Choosing one each from 8 sandwiches, 6 side dishes, and 3 beverages.
144 outcomes
400
Two number cubes, one red and one blue, are rolled. What is the probability that the outcome of the red number cube is even and the outcome of the blue number cube is a 5?
3/36 or 1/12
500
What actually occurs in an experiment because you or someone conducted an experiment.
___________ ____________
Experimental Probability
500
Create a probability table and answer the question
P(Mango Habanero or Cajun Corn)= ?
12 combinations
P(Mango Habanero or Cajun Corn)=1/2
500
Create a tree diagram
P(Fish or Orange)= ?
18 combinations
P(Fish or Orange)= 5/9
500
How many outcomes if you choose one from each. A letter of the alphabet and a number from 1-9.
234 outcomes.
500
There are 6 black socks and 4 white socks in a drawer. If one sock is taken out without looking, replaced, and then a second is taken out, what is the probability that they both will be black?
36/100 or 9/25