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Vocabulary
Simple Event Probability
Compound Events
Probability Knowledge
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100
What is a "trial"?
What is "one round of an experiment?"
100
You roll a fair 6 sided number cube. What is P(roll greater than 4)?
2/6 or 1/3
100
Give an example of a compound event.
What is (varies)
100
Probability can be expressed in 3 ways. Name those 3 ways.
What is a decimal, percent, or fraction?
100
What is Ms. Terry's middle name? Hint* It is a name of a month.
What is June?
200
What does "random" or "randomly selected" mean?
What is "Every item has an equal chance of being picked. "
200
Mr. Deadwyleris at a car dealership. He is going to randomly select a vehicle to test drive. There are 13 trucks, 8 vans, and 4 compact cars. What is P(Compact Car)?
What is 4/25?
200
You're at a ice cream sandwich shop. There are 4 different ice cream flavors: vanilla, chocolate, mint chip, and cookies and cream. There are 3 different cookies you can choose for your ice cream sandwich (M&M, sprinkles, and chocolate chunk). How many possible outcomes are there?
What is 12 outcomes?
200
The probability that it will rain tomorrow is 36%. What is the probability that it will not rain?
What is 64%?
200
What is 1/3 as a percent?
What is 33%?
300
What does "sample space" mean for an event?
What is "the list of all possible outcomes of an event"?
300
Ms. Terry puts red and blue marbles in a bag. There are 56 marbles in total. If the probability of choosing a red marble is equally likely to the probability of choosing a blue marble, how many of each color are in the bag?
What is 28 marbles?
300
You roll a fair 6 sided dice then you flip a coin. What is the probability that you will roll a number 4 or greater, AND flip a tails?
What is 3/12? Or 1/4?
300
The probability that an event will occur is 3/10. What is the probability that the event will not occur?
What is 7/10?
300
What is Ms. Terry's favorite vegetable?
What is okra?
400
What is "relative frequency"?
What is "the ratio of desired results to the total number of trials"
400
TRUE or FALSE. Ms. Terry tosses a coin 100 times. It is possible that it will land on heads every time.
What is True?
400
There is a bag with 2 red blocks, 1 blue block, and 1 yellow block. First, you randomly select a block out of the bag and then you flip a coin to see if it will be heads or tails. What is the probability of selecting a blue block, then having the coin land on heads?
What is 1/8?
400
Give an example of a fraction that CANNOT be a probability. Be prepared to explain why.
What is (varies). Any fraction that is greater than one whole will be a correct answer.
400
What is the tallest building in NY?
What is the One World Trade Center?
500
What is a "compound event"?
What is "an event that consists of two or more simple events"
500
Give an example of a situation with outcomes that are equally likely.
What is (varies)
500
You decide to flip 4 coins, one after the other, to see whether the 4 coins land heads or tails. How many possible outcomes are there for this event? *Hint: create a tree diagram.
What is 16 outcomes?
500
The probability that Ms. Terry's mom will visit her in NY is 1/6. The probability that Ms. Terry's dad will visit her in NY is 1/5. Who is more likely to visit Ms. Terry?
What is... Ms. Terry's dad?
500
What are the formulas for area and circumference of a circle? Write your answer in terms of pi.
What is Area = Pi x Radius Squared. What is circumference = 2pi x radius.