5.16_Simple Probability & Likelihood

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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 (impossible) and 1 (certain).

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What is the probability of choosing a puppy or a parakeet from a pet store with 6 puppies, 4 gerbils, and 7 parakeets?

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13/17

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What is the range of values for probability?

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Probability can be expressed as a number between 0 and 1.

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What is the likelihood of choosing a consonant from the letters of the word 'Mississippi'?

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likely

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If a bag contains 30 pieces of candy (15 grape, 7 cherry, 3 lemon, 5 strawberry), what is the probability of drawing a lemon?

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1/10

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What is the probability of choosing a 5 or an even number from numbers 1 to 10?

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3/5

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What does it mean if an event has a probability of 0?

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It means the event is impossible and will not occur.

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What does it mean if an event has a probability of 1?

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It means the event is certain and will definitely occur.

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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 cherry candy from a bag of 30 candies?

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7/30