Vocab
Find the Probability
Find the Probability 2
Find the Probability 3
Random Facts
100

define mutually exclusive 

two events CAN NOT happen at the same time

100

What is the probability of landing on heads when flipping a coin?

1/2, 50%. 0.50

100

Find the probability of taking a coin, flipping it, and landing on heads. Then flipping the coin again and landing on tails. 

1/2 x 1/2 = 1/4 

100

probability of randomly selecting a month that starts with an F

1/12

100

What is Obama's last name? 

Obama

200

define non-mutually exclusive

two events can happen at the same time

200

What is the probability of spinning this spinner and landing on a 2?

1/10, 0.10, 10%

200

Julia has 10 green chocolate candies, 18 red chocolate candies, and 12 yellow chocolate candies in a bag.  She randomly pulls a chocolate candy from the bag, eats it, and pulls out another candy.  What is the probability that Julia selects a red candy and then a yellow candy?

9/65

200

5 red marbles, 6 green, 2 blue. What is the probability of not picking blue?

11/13

200

A butcher is 6 feet tall, wears a size 11 shoe, and is 35 years old. What does he weigh?

Meat

300

define independent event

is not reliant on any other event happening

300

What is the probability of spinning this spinner and landing on an even number?

4/10 -> 2/5, 0.40, 40%

300

 In a game of Sorry, there are 4 red game pieces, 4 blue game pieces, 4 green game pieces, and 4 yellow game pieces.  Tyler is setting up the board to begin playing.  Find the probability that the first two-game pieces he pulls from the box, without replacing the first one, will both be yellow game pieces.  

1/11

300

There are four dimes, three nickels, and twenty pennies in a bag.  Once a coin is drawn from a bag, it is not replaced.  If two coins are drawn at random, find each probability. 


P(a dime and then a penny)    

40/351

300

Can penguins fly?

no 

400

define dependent event

the outcome is determied/a result of a different event


400

What is the probability of spinning this spinner and landing on a number that isn't 1?

9/10, 0.90, 90%

400

A spinner has 2 blue sections, 2 yellow sections, a green section, a pink section, and two orange sections. P(not landing on orange).

3/4

400

A bag contains ten black marbles, twenty white marbles, and five grey marbles. You pick one without looking. What is the probability that the marble will be either white OR black?

6/7

400

A red house is made out of red bricks, a blue house is made out of blue bricks, what is a greenhouse made out of?

Glass

500

define probability 

part/whole

the likelihood of an event happening 

500

If you spun this spinner and got a three, then spun it again and got a 4. Are those independent or dependent events?

independent, neither affect the other 

500

If the weather outside has a 43% chance of rain tomorrow, what is the probability that it will not rain?

57% chance of it not raining

500

A bag of marbles contains 6 red, 4 green, 3 blue, 2 orange. If two marbles are picked P(red on 1st and orange on 2nd) replacing the 1st marble

4/75

500

What was Mrs. Rhodes' last name before she got married?

Zickert