6th Grade FM 5.0 Simple Probability and Making charts for compound probability key.notebook
January 03, 2017
6th Grade FM: How do we find the probability of an
event?
Jolly Rancher Colors:
Green
5
Red
1
Purple
4
Blue
2
Sample: G,G,G,G,G,R,P,P,P,P,B,B
P(outcome) = # of favorable outcomes
total # of outcomes
P(blue) =
Probability
Event
in
chance of getting a blue.
Experiment: Each student will pick a jolly rancher and put it back.
A Probability?
0.7
5/5
Green
5/3
Red
Purple
1.4
Blue
1/4
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Theoretical Probability:
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Simple Probability:
Ex 1: Roll a die: Theoretical
P(>2) =
Experimental Probability:
Ex 2: Spinner: Theoretical
P(Prime) =
8
7
1 2
6 5
3
4
Sample Space:
Ex 3: John's grades: Experimental
B, B, A, C, A, A, D
P(B) =
Ex:
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6th Grade FM 5.0 Simple Probability and Making charts for compound probability key.notebook
January 03, 2017
Making a chart to list outcomes: Compound Probability
Example 2: Picking a marble and rolling a die.
Example 1: Rolling Two Dice and multiplying the results
P(8)=
P(even)=
P(odd)=
P(>5)=
P(Y,3) =
P(even,>5) =
P(4,B) =
P(even or >5) =
P(4 and B)=
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Example 3: Spinning the following spinner twice. (compound)
A
A
B
C
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Probability Packets 1A and 1B
P(B,B)=
P(A,A)=
P(A,C)=
P(C,D)=
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