Probability of Simple Events

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What is probability?

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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 a simple event in probability?

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A simple event is an event that consists of a single outcome.

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How do you calculate the probability of a simple event?

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Probability of a simple event = (Number of favorable outcomes) / (Total number of possible outcomes).

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If a bowl contains 5 mints, 1 of which is orange, what is the probability of picking an orange mint?

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1/5

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What does it mean to find the probability of NOT an event?

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It means calculating the probability of all outcomes except the specified event.

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If there are 9 letter tiles and 1 is D, what is the probability of NOT choosing D?

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8/9

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In a bucket with 24 balls (7 yellow, 6 green, 3 blue, 8 red), what is the probability of NOT drawing a green ball?

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3/4

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What is the probability of landing on A, C, or D if a spinner has 8 equal sections?

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3/8

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If a letter tile is chosen at random from 9 tiles, what is the probability of choosing S, V, or L if there are 3 such letters?

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1/3

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What is the total number of outcomes when rolling a six-sided die?

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6