Simple/Compound Probability Review/Extra Credit

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What is probability?

Back

Probability is a measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, expressed as a number between 0 and 1.

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What is the probability of flipping a coin and getting heads?

Back

1/2

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What is the probability of drawing a cherry candy from a bag containing 30 pieces (15 grape, 7 cherry, 3 lemon, 5 strawberry)?

Back

7/30

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What is the formula for calculating the probability of an event?

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

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If a bag contains 30 pieces of candy, what is the probability of drawing a grape candy?

Back

15/30 or 1/2

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What is the probability of rolling a number greater than 4 on a number cube (1-6)?

Back

1/3

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What is the probability of getting tails when flipping a coin?

Back

1/2

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What is the probability of drawing a lemon candy from a bag containing 30 pieces (15 grape, 7 cherry, 3 lemon, 5 strawberry)?

Back

1/10

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What is the probability of spinning an odd number on a spinner divided into 4 equal sections (1, 2, 3, 4)?

Back

1/2

Front

What is the probability of getting tails and rolling a 3 on a number cube?

Back

1/12