SOL 5.15 - 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 a sample space?

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A sample space is the set of all possible outcomes of a probability experiment.

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What are outcomes in probability?

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Outcomes are the possible results of a probability experiment.

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What is an event in probability?

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An event is a specific outcome or a set of outcomes from a probability experiment.

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How do you calculate the probability of an event?

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Probability of an event = (Number of favorable outcomes) / (Total number of outcomes in the sample space).

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

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The probability is 1/2, since there are two possible outcomes: heads or tails.

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

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The probability is 1/3, since the favorable outcomes are 5 and 6.

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What does it mean for two events to be independent?

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Two events are independent if the occurrence of one event does not affect the occurrence of the other.

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What is a tree diagram?

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A tree diagram is a visual representation of all possible outcomes of a probability experiment.

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

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The probability is 1/2, since there are 26 red cards out of 52 total cards.