8.2 Simple Probability

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What is probability?

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Probability is the 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 an event that is certain to happen?

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The probability of an event that is certain to happen is 1.

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What is the probability of an event that is impossible?

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The probability of an event that is impossible is 0.

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How do you calculate the probability of an event?

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Probability is calculated using the formula: Probability = (Number of favorable outcomes) / (Total number of outcomes).

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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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What is the total number of outcomes when flipping a coin?

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The total number of outcomes when flipping a coin is 2 (heads or tails).

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What is the probability of rolling a 3 on a standard six-sided die?

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In a jar with 10 green marbles, 7 red marbles, and 3 blue marbles, what is the probability of pulling a red marble?

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What is the probability of flipping heads on a quarter?

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If there are 4 yellow, 6 orange, 3 green, 5 blue, and 2 brown M&M's, what is the probability of selecting a brown candy?

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