Intro Probability and Odds

You randomly pull a lollipop from a bag of lollipops. The bag has 4 red lollipops, 4 speckled lollipops and 3 yellow lollipops. What is the probability of not drawing a red lollipop?

• 7/11

• 4/11

• 4/7

• 7/4

Probability is ...

• the chance that some event will occur.

• a game that involves coins.

• a guarantee.

A store sells shirts that are either small, medium, or large. The colors are either red, blue, green, or white. What is the probability someone will select a large green shirt?

• 1/3

• 1/7

• 1/9

• 1/12

What type of probability does the following statement represent
"When I rolled the dice, I rolled 4, 5/6 times"

• Theoretical Probability

• Experimental Probability

The following M & M colors are in the bowl:
4 yellow, 6 orange, 3 green, 5 blue, 2 brown.
What is the probability of selecting a brown candy?

• 2/18

• 1/9

• 2/20

• 1/10

What is the probability of rolling an even number on a dice. The dice is numbered 1-6.

• 3/6

• 1/2

• 1/6

• 5/6

What is the probability of getting any letter that is not A?

• 6/8

• 3/4

• 2/8

• 1/4

The probability based on frequency of outcomes during an experiment

•  experimental probability

• fundamental counting principle

• mutually exclusive event

• dependent event

Possible results of an event

• outcomes

• compound event

• simple event

• probability

The outcome of one event does not influence the outcome of the other event

• independent event

• tree diagram

• simple event

• odds