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LESSON Practice B
10-1 Probability
These are the results of the last math test. The teacher determines
that anyone with a grade of more than 70 passed the test. Give the
probability for the indicated grade.

Grade 65 70 80 90 100
# of Students 5 3 12 10 2

1. P(70) 2. P(100) 3. P(80) 4. P(passing)

3 1 3 3









32 16 8 4
5. P(grade  80) 6. P(60) 7. P(failing) 8. P(grade  80)
3 1 5







8 0 4 8

A bowling game consists of rolling a ball and knocking up

to 5 pins down. The number of pins knocked down are then
counted. The table gives the probability of each outcome.

Number of Pins Down 0 1 2 3 4 5

Probability 0.175 0.189 0.264 0.205 0.132 0.035

9. What is the probability of knocking down all 5 pins?

0.035, or 3.5%
10. What is the probability of knocking down no pins?

0.175, or 17.5%
11. What is the probability of knocking down at most 2 pins?

0.628, or 62.8%
12. What is the probability of knocking down at least 2 pins?

0.636, or 63.6%
13. What is the probability of knocking down more than 3 pins?

0.167, or 16.7%

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LESSON Practice A LESSON Practice B

10-1 Probability 10-1 Probability
1. Meteorology is the study of the atmosphere, natural These are the results of the last math test. The teacher determines
phenomenon, atmospheric conditions, weather and climate. that anyone with a grade of more than 70 passed the test. Give the
A meteorologist forecasts and reports the weather. A probability for the indicated grade.
meteorologist forecasts a 70% chance of rain. What is the
Grade 65 70 80 90 100
probability of each outcome?
# of Students 5 3 12 10 2
Outcome Rain No rain
Probability 0.7 or 70% 0.3 or 30% 1. P(70) 2. P(100) 3. P(80) 4. P(passing)
3 1 3 3









4 1 32 16 8 4
Use the spinner to determine the 3 2
probability of each outcome. 2 3 5. P(grade  80) 6. P(60) 7. P(failing) 8. P(grade  80)
1 4 3 1 5







8 0 4 8
2. P(1) 3. P(4) 4. P(even number)
1 1 1 A bowling game consists of rolling a ball and knocking up






to 5 pins down. The number of pins knocked down are then
4 4 2
counted. The table gives the probability of each outcome.
5. P(5) 6. P(odd number) 7. P(an integer)
1 Number of Pins Down 0 1 2 3 4 5



0 2 1 Probability 0.175 0.189 0.264 0.205 0.132 0.035

8. P(1 or 2) 9. P(number  1) 10. P(a whole number) 9. What is the probability of knocking down all 5 pins?
1 3 0.035, or 3.5%





2 4 1
10. What is the probability of knocking down no pins?
11. Mrs. Silverstein has 14 boys in her class of 25 students. She
must select one student at random to serve as the class 0.175, or 17.5%
moderator. What is the probability that she will choose a boy?
What is the probability that she will choose a girl? 11. What is the probability of knocking down at most 2 pins?
14 11
P (boy)


; P (girl)


0.628, or 62.8%
25 25
12. When tossing a regular coin, what is the probability of it landing 12. What is the probability of knocking down at least 2 pins?
on heads?
0.636, or 63.6%
1



2 13. What is the probability of knocking down more than 3 pins?

0.167, or 16.7%

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LESSON Practice C LESSON Reteach

10-1 Probability 10-1 Probability
Demographers often use statistics to predict and explain future The probability that something will happen is how often you can
changes in populations in many areas including housing, education, expect that event to occur. This depends upon how many outcomes
life events, and unemployment. A demographer developed this chart are possible, the sample space.
to illustrate the cause of death in his community of 50,000 people. In the spinner shown, the circle is divided into
four equal parts. There are 4 possible outcomes. A B
Give the probability for each outcome.
So, in a single spin: D C
Outcome Heart Cancer Accident Respiratory Other
1
Probablility 0.35 0.28 0.16 0.13 0.08 P(A)
P(B)
P(C)
P(D)
25%

4

Complete to give the probability for each event.

1. P(death from cancer) 2. P(death from accident) 3. P(death from heart)
7 4 7 1. A fair coin is tossed. 2. A number cube is rolled.







25 25 20 List all the possible
outcomes. heads, 1, 2, 3,
4. P(non-accidental death) 5. P(death from other) 6. P(death from heart or
cancer) tails 4, 5, 6
21 2 63 How many outcomes






in sample space? 2 6
25 25 100
1 1





Use the spinner to determine the Find the probability of the P (heads)
2 P (5)
6
probability of each outcome. 2 1
1 2 event shown.
3 3
2 1 • A probability of 0 means the event is impossible, or can never
happen.
On the spinner above, P(F)
0.
7. P(white 1) 8. P(dots 2) 9. P(lines even) 10. P(dots 1)
• A probability of 1 means the event is certain, or has to happen.
1 1 1 1 In one roll of a number cube, P(a whole number from 1 through 6)
1.









8 4 8 8
11. P(white odd) 12. P(dots integer) 13. P(odd) 14. P(white or 2) Give the probability for each event.

3 3 5 3 3. selecting a rectangle from 4. selecting a negative number from the

the set of squares set of whole numbers
8 8 8 4
P(rectangle)
1 P(negative number)
0
15. There are six teams competing to collect the most food for the food bank. Team B
• The sum of the probabilities of all the possible outcomes in a sample space is 1.
has a 30% chance of winning. Teams A, C, D, and E all have the same chance of
If the probability of snow is 30%, then the probability of no snow is 70%.
winning. Team F is one third as likely to win as Team B. Create a table of
P(snow)  P(no snow)
1
probabilities for the sample space.
5. If the probability of selecting a senior 6. If the probability of choosing a red ball
Outcome Team A Team B Team C Team D Team E Team F for a committee is 60%, then the from a certain box is 0.35, then the
probability of not selecting a senior is: probability of not choosing a red ball is:
Probablility 0.15 0.3 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.1
40% 0.65
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