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Finding The

Probability of a
Simple Event
Probability
-is the measure of likelihood or chance
that an event will happen or occur.
-For experiments where each outcome
is equally likely to occur, it is the ratio of
the number of ways an event can occur
to the number of all possible outcomes.
-Probabilities are written as fractions or
decimals from 0 to 1 or as percent from
0% to 100%. The higher an event‘s
probability, the more likely that the
event is to happen.
Some types of
Probability
1. Experimental Probability
- It is based on the number of
possible outcomes by the total number
of trials.
Ex: When tossing a coin, the total possible
outcomes are two, heads and tails. The total
number of trials is determined by the total
times the coin is flipped. If the coin is flipped
50 times and it lands on heads 28 times,
then the experimental probability of head is
28/50.
2. Theoretical Probability
- It is an approach that bases the
probability on the possible chances of
something to happen.
For example, if you want to know the theoretical
probability that a die will land on a number “3”
when rolled, you must determine how many
possible outcomes there are. On a die, there are
six numbers that are equally likely to occur,
offering six possibilities. To land on a three, you
have a one-in-six, or 1:6, chance of it landing on
a “3”. So, the P(3) = 1/6.
3. Subjective Probability
-It is based on a person‘s own
personal reasoning and judgment. It is
the probability that the outcome a
person is expecting will actually occur.
For example, during a sport‘s game, a
fan of one team may state that the
team they are rooting for will win. The
person bases his decision on facts or
opinions regarding the game, the two
teams and the likelihood of the team
winning.
A simple event is one that can only
happen in one way - in other words, it
has a single outcome.
in symbol where E is the
event, n(E) is the number of favourable
outcomes, while n(S) is the total
number of possible outcomes of an
experiment or the total number of
outcomes in the sample space.
Example 1: If you flip a coin once, what
is the probability of getting a head?
Example 2: Given the spinner below,
what is the probability that it will land
on blue if it is spin once?
Example 3: Given a standard die, find
the probability of the following events
when rolling a die once:
a) getting a 4
b) getting an odd number
c) getting a 7
Example 4: Given a standard die, find
the probability of the following events
when rolling a die once:
a) getting a 4
b) getting an odd number
c) getting a 7
Example 5: A card is drawn from a well-
shuffled standard deck of 52 playing
cards. Find the probability of drawing:
a. the “2” of hearts
b. a red king
c. a club
d. a black face card
e. neither a heart nor a red king
Example 6: The numbers 1 to 12 are written
separately on pieces of paper. Each paper is
folded and placed in a box. A piece of paper
with a number is drawn from this box. Find
the probability of getting an
a. even number.
b. an odd number divisible by 3.
Example 7: In the word MATHEMATICS, what
is the probability that the letter chosen is a
consonant if one letter is chosen at random?
Example 8: Suppose that a fruit is chosen at
random from a box containing 120 fruits
which are apples, oranges and mangoes. If
the probability of getting an apple at random
is 1/4, how many oranges and mangoes are
there in the box?
9. In a bag, there are 6 red balls and 4 blue
balls. If one ball is drawn at random, what
is the probability of drawing a blue ball?
10. A deck of playing cards has 52 cards,
what is the probability of drawing a face
card from the deck?
11. A jar contains 8 black marbles and 5
white marbles. If one marble is drawn at
random, what is the probability of getting
a white marble?
12. What is the probability of rolling an
even number on a standard six-sided die?
13. A fair six- sided die is rolled 60 times,
and the number 3 comes up 18 times,
what is the experimental probability of
rolling a 3?
14. A box contains 8 red balls, 4 blue balls,
and 3 yellow balls. If one ball is randomly
chosen from the box, what is the
theoretical probability of selecting a blue
ball?
15. A standard deck of 52 playing cards
contains 4 aces. If one card is drawn at
random, what is the theoretical
probability of drawing an ace?
16. A spinner has 8 equal sections,
numbered from 1 to 8. What is the
probability of landing on an odd number?
17. In a deck of playing cards, what is the
probability of drawing a heart?
18. A bag contains 5 red marbles, 3 blue
marbles, and 2 green marbles. If one
marble is drawn at random, what is the
probability of selecting a red marble?

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