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Final Demo Probability

This document discusses key concepts in probability such as experiments, sample spaces, outcomes, and events. It provides examples of calculating probabilities using the formula of number of ways the event can occur over total number of outcomes. Sample problems are given to demonstrate identifying the event, sample space, and outcomes to find a probability.

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Final Demo Probability

This document discusses key concepts in probability such as experiments, sample spaces, outcomes, and events. It provides examples of calculating probabilities using the formula of number of ways the event can occur over total number of outcomes. Sample problems are given to demonstrate identifying the event, sample space, and outcomes to find a probability.

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Probability

Probability
 It is the chance that something will happen.
 It is a measure of how likely an event is to occur.

For example:
a. Today there is a 30% chance of rain.
Experiment
 is any procedure that can be infinitely repeated and
has a well-defined set of possible outcomes, known
as the sample space.

For example:
o Rolling a die
o Flipping two coins
o Drawing a card from a deck of 52 cards
Sample space
 a set of all possible outcomes of an experiment.
 it is usually denoted by the letter S and it can be
written using the set notation, { }.
 one of the possible outcome is sample point.

For example:
When rolling a die, the sample space is S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
while the sample point is S = 5.
Outcome
 it is a possible result of a probability
experiment.

For example:
When tossing a coin, the possible outcomes are
Head and Tail. The possible result is 2.
 is a specific result of a probability experiment.

For example:
When rolling a die, what is the probability of rolling
an even number?

Event = the probability of rolling an even number.


Formula:

P(event) = number of ways event can occur


total number of outcomes
Look for the event, sample space, and outcome.
1. A die is rolled, find the probability that an odd
number is obtained.

Event: the probability that


an odd number is obtained
is 3.

S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}

Outcome = 6
2) Each of the letters MATHEMATICS is written on a
card. A card is chosen at random from the bag. What
is the probability of getting the letter ‘T’?

Event = The probability of


getting the letter ‘T’.

S = {M, A, T, H, E, M, A, T, I, C, S}

Outcomes = 11
Look for the event, sample space, and outcome.
1. An amusement park has 18 attractions, including 9
food stands. What is the probability that a randomly
selected attraction at this amusement park will be a
food stand?
Event: Randomly selected
attraction at this amusement
park will be a food stand.

S = {18 attractions}

Outcome: {18}
2) A fruit basket contains several different
types of fruit. What is the probability that a
randomly selected piece of fruit will be a
banana?
Apples 3
Banana 4
Mango 2
Event: Randomly selected
Apples 3
piece of fruit will be a
banana. Bananas 4

S = {3 Apples, 4 Bananas, 2 Mangoes 2


Mangoes}

Outcome: {9}
3) What is the probability of rolling a multiple
of 2 with one toss of a number cube?

Event: Rolling a multiple of 2

S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}

Outcome: {6}
4) There are 8 pink stripes balls, balls, 6 green
stripes ball, and 7 red stripes balls in a
box. Suppose you select one marble at
random. Find each probability.

1. P(pink)
2. P(red)
3. P(green)
Activity:
Find the probability of the following:

1) If one letter is chosen at random from the word


TRUSTWORTHY, what is the probability that the
letter chosen is a consonant?
2) A box contains 7 red balls, 5 orange balls, 4
yellow balls, 6 green balls and 3 blue balls. What is
the probability of drawing out an orange ball?
3) Given: Set R = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12}
What is the probability of having an even number
divisible by 3?
4) There are 20 marbles in a container: 4 are red, 5
are blue and 11 are yellow. What is the probability
that a blue marble will be picked?
5) Choosing a month from a year, what is the
probability of selecting a month with 31 days?
6) Of the 45 students in a class, 25 are boys. If a
student is selected at random for a field trip, what
is the probability of selecting a girl?
7) Angel is asked to choose a day from a week. What
is the probability of choosing a day which starts
with S?
8-10. In the deck of 52 cards. Find each probability:

8) P(Redcard)
9) P(Ace)
10) P(Facecards)
Assignment:
1. Two fair coins are tossed simultaneously. What
is the probability of showing tail (T) and head
(H)?

2. You are holding a die. Your seatmate is holding


another die. If both of you roll the dice at the
same time, how many outcomes are possible?
What is the probability of getting 2 and 2?

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