Probability Algebra 2

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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 a standard deck of cards?

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A standard deck of cards consists of 52 cards divided into four suits: hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades.

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What are mutually exclusive events?

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Mutually exclusive events are events that cannot happen at the same time. For example, drawing a spade and drawing a red card from a deck.

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What are inclusive events?

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Inclusive events are events that can happen at the same time. For example, drawing a card that is either a spade or a heart.

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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 possible outcomes).

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What is the probability of drawing a diamond from a standard deck?

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The probability of drawing a diamond is 13/52 or 1/4.

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What is the probability of drawing a spade or a red card from a deck?

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The probability is 0 because these events are mutually exclusive.

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What does it mean for events to be independent?

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Independent events are events where the outcome of one event does not affect the outcome of another.

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What does it mean for events to be dependent?

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Dependent events are events where the outcome of one event affects the outcome of another.

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

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The probability of getting tails is 1/2.