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• Probability is a measure of the ______________________ that a specific
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PROBABILITY • Probabilities have values between ______ and ______.
• An event that is impossible has a probability of ______.
• An event that is certain to occur has a probability of ______.
When all outcomes are equally likely, the probability of an event,
P(event), is the ratio of the number of favorable outcomes to the
FINDING total number of outcomes.
PROBABILITY
P(event) = _____________________________________________
Probabilities can be written as fractions, decimals, or percents!
Directions: Find each probability as a fraction (in simplest form), decimal,
and percent.
EXAMPLES 1. The spinner below is spun once. a) P(odd)
10 1 b) P(multiple of 4)
9 2
8 3 c) P(prime number)
7 4
6 5 d) P(even or greater than 5)
2. A letter from the word a) P(R)
ACCELERATION is chosen at
random.
b) P(C)
c) P(not a vowel)
d) P(L, R, or A)
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3. Ryan randomly chooses a card a) P(shaded card)
from below.
b) P(a circle)
c) P(not a triangle)
d) P(an unshaded square)
4. A date in the month of a) P(a multiple of 5)
September shown below is
chosen at random.
b) P(the 3rd)
SEPTEMBER 2019
SUN MON TUES WEDS THURS FRI SAT
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
c) P(after the 14th)
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 d) P(a Friday)
29 30
5. A card is chosen at random from a) P(a black card)
a standard deck of cards.
b) P(a 4)
c) P(a diamond)
d) P(a queen or a 2)
6. Christina is making a necklace a) P(blue)
using beads. She has 20 red,
14 blue, 10 purple, 28 green, and
8 yellow beads. She randomly b) P(not green)
chooses a bead to start the
necklace.
c) P(yellow or red)
d) P(pink)
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