vocabulary
the name given to a process {like flipping a coin} That is used to work with probability
Experiment
If a six sided dye is rolled 1 time what are the odd it lands on a 1
1/6
if a dice is rolled once what are the odds it dose not land on a number
zero out of six
tom has a one half chance of slipping on ice
Jennie has a one and ten chance
who is more likely to slip?
tom is more likely to slip
when was the great depression
August 1929 – March 1933
The set of all possible outcomes of an experiment
Sample Space
if a 20 sided dye is rolled what are the odds it lands on 7 or higher.
13/20
if a dice and a coin are flipped what are the odds that it lands on a one and a head
one out of twelve
tom has a one out of sixteen chance of slipping
emma has a one out of eighth chance of slipping
emma is more likely to slip
when did WW2 start
September 1, 1939
The chance that a specific outcome or result will happen in an experiment
Probability
if a coin and a dice are tossed at the same time what are the odds that it lands on a tail and a 4
1/12
what are the odds that two dice both land on six
two out of twelve
if Tommy has a one out of two chance of slipping
and bob is twice as likely to fall
who is least likely to fall
tommy
how many people where killed in pearl harbor
2,403
A successful outcome of an experiment
Event
if a coin and a dice are tossed what are the odds it lands on a tail or a 1
7/12
what are the odds three dice land on a two or higher
eighteen out of twenty four
if Tommy has a one out of four chance of falling
and Rebecca is three times as likely to fall what is the probability she will fall
three fourths
how old was Adolf Hitler when he ¨died¨
56
The possible result from a probability experiment. These can be listed in a sample space
Outcomes
if 4 coins are tossed in the air in the same time what are the odds they are all heads
1/16
if a coin and a dice are rolled at the same time what are the odds it lands on a one and heads back to back
two out of twenty four
tyler has a one out of fifteen million chance of slipping
rebecaaa has a two out of fifteen million chance of slipping
rebecaaa is gonna slip
how many people died in the titanic
1,503