Tree Diagrams and Coin Flips

Tree Diagrams and Coin Flips

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

5th - 6th Grade

Hard

Created by

Liam Anderson

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The video tutorial explains how to use a tree diagram to determine all possible outcomes of flipping a coin four times. It starts with an introduction to tree diagrams, followed by a step-by-step construction of the diagram. The tutorial then counts the total number of outcomes, concluding with a summary of the 16 possible outcomes when a coin is flipped four times.

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first step in creating a tree diagram for coin flips?

Counting the number of flips

Drawing a circle

Flipping a coin once

Listing all possible outcomes

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you expand a tree diagram after the first coin flip?

By flipping a different coin

By drawing a new diagram

By adding more branches for each possible outcome

By starting over

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of continuing the tree diagram?

To practice drawing skills

To find the probability of each outcome

To determine the total number of possible outcomes

To make the diagram look complete

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many total outcomes are there when flipping a coin four times?

20

16

12

8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does each branch in the tree diagram represent?

A step in the process

A possible outcome of a coin flip

A mistake in the diagram

A different coin