Basic Concept of Probability

Hey Tanggol! If you were to flip a coin, what exciting outcomes could you expect? Can you guess the sample space?

(a)  

Answer explanation

When flipping a coin, the possible outcomes are Heads and Tails. This means the sample space consists of these two outcomes, making the correct answer {Heads, Tails}.

Hey there, Jay-jay! If you roll a die, what do you think is the chance of landing on a 3? Let's find out!

(a)  

Answer explanation

When rolling a standard die, there are 6 possible outcomes (1-6). The chance of landing on any specific number, including 3, is 1 out of 6, or 1/6. Therefore, the correct answer is 1/6.

Hey Esnyr, if you were to pull a card from a deck, what are the chances of drawing a king? Can you name the royal quartet?

(a)  

Answer explanation

The chances of drawing a king from a standard deck of 52 cards is 4 out of 52, or 1 in 13. The royal quartet consists of the King of hearts, King of diamonds, King of clubs, and King of spades.

Hey Kiefer! If you were to draw a card from a standard deck, what do you think is the chance of pulling out a red card? Let’s see if you can figure it out!

(a)  

Answer explanation

In a standard deck, there are 26 red cards (hearts and diamonds) out of 52 total cards. The chance of pulling a red card is 26/52, which simplifies to 1/2. The correct answer is not 0.

Hey there, Yuri! If you and your friend CN decide to flip two shiny coins, can you guess what the sample space of all possible outcomes would be? Let's see if you can figure it out!

(a)  

Answer explanation

The sample space for flipping two coins includes all possible outcomes: HH (both heads), HT (first head, second tail), TH (first tail, second head), and TT (both tails). Therefore, the correct answer is {HH, HT, TH, TT}.