Probability Math

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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 does a probability of 0% mean?

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A probability of 0% means that the event cannot happen at all.

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What does a probability of 100% mean?

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A probability of 100% means that the event is certain to happen.

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If a basketball team wins 2 out of 3 games, what is the probability of winning the next game?

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The probability is likely, as they have a winning rate of approximately 66.67%.

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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 pulling a square from a bag of 12 shapes with 4 squares?

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What is an outcome in probability?

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An outcome is a possible result of a probability experiment.

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If a spinner has 8 equal sections, how many possible outcomes are there when spun once?

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There are 8 possible outcomes.

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What is a favorable outcome?

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A favorable outcome is an outcome that satisfies the condition of the event we are interested in.

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If there are 4 even numbers on a spinner with 8 sections, how many favorable outcomes are there for spinning an even number?

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There are 4 favorable outcomes.