Simple Probability

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What is Simple Probability?

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Simple Probability is the measure of the likelihood that a specific event will occur, expressed as a ratio of favorable outcomes to the total number of possible outcomes.

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What is the formula for calculating probability?

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

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

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1/2

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What is the probability of rolling a die and getting a number greater than 4?

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1/3 (Numbers greater than 4 are 5 and 6, which are 2 favorable outcomes out of 6 possible outcomes.)

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

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50% (There are 2 even numbers: 2 and 4, out of 4 total sections.)

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If a bag contains 3 red balls and 2 blue balls, what is the probability of picking a red ball?

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3/5

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What is the probability of drawing a heart from a standard deck of cards?

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1/4 (There are 13 hearts in a deck of 52 cards.)

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

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5/7 (There are 5 letters that are not 'A' out of 7 total letters.)

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What is the probability of drawing a black 5 from a standard deck of playing cards?

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1/26 (There are 2 black 5s in a deck of 52 cards.)

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What is the probability of missing the bus and still being on time to work if the chance of missing the bus is 1/4?

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1/4 (This is a hypothetical scenario; the probability is given as 1/4.)