Probability

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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 are Mutually Exclusive Events?

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Mutually exclusive events are events that cannot occur at the same time. If one event occurs, the other cannot.

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What is Theoretical Probability?

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Theoretical probability is the ratio of the number of favorable outcomes to the total number of possible outcomes.

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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 lemon from a bag with 30 candies (3 lemon)?

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3/30 or 1/10.

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If a spinner is numbered 1-8, what is the probability of spinning an even number?

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There are 4 even numbers (2, 4, 6, 8) out of 8 total numbers, so the probability is 4/8 or 1/2.

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What is the probability of flipping a coin 3 times and getting 3 heads?

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1/8.

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Are the events of picking a spade and picking a diamond from a deck of cards mutually exclusive?

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Yes, these events are mutually exclusive.

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What is the probability of pulling a red marble from a bag with 3 red, 2 blue, 4 green, and 1 yellow marble?

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3/10.

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What is an example of a non-mutually exclusive event?

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Spinning a spinner and landing on an even number and a number less than 4 are non-mutually exclusive events.

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