Simple Probability

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What is probability?

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Probability is a measure of how likely an event is to occur, expressed as a number between 0 and 1.

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What is the probability of an event that is certain to happen?

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1

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What is the probability of an event that is impossible?

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0

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If a spinner has 4 equal sections, what is the probability of landing on any one section?

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1/4

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CCSS.7.SP.C.7A

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How do you calculate the probability of an event?

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Probability = (Number of favorable outcomes) / (Total number of outcomes)

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CCSS.7.SP.C.7A

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What is the probability of rolling a number greater than 4 on a single die?

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1/3 (only 5 and 6 are greater than 4).

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CCSS.7.SP.C.7B

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In the word 'ALGEBRA', how many letters are there?

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7 letters.

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What is the probability of choosing a letter 'A' from the word 'ALGEBRA'?

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3/7 (there are 3 A's out of 7 letters).

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CCSS.7.SP.C.7B

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If you have a bag with 3 red marbles and 2 blue marbles, what is the probability of picking a blue marble?

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2/5.

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CCSS.7.SP.C.7B

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What does P(not A) represent in probability?

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It represents the probability of the event A not occurring.

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