Probability of Compound Events
Make a sample space of the compound event: color and size of shirt. (small, medium, large and red, blue, green ). Use a list. s- small, m - medium, l - large r- red, b - blue, g - green srsbsg mr lr mb lb mg lg There are 9 outcomes EX1) What is the probability of picking a medium blue shirt?
EX2) Mark, Jane and Fred have been chosen to receive a gift certificate. Use a list to determine the sample space of the different ways they could receive their gift certificate. Mark Jane Fred MarkJaneFred MarkJaneFred MarkJaneFred There are 6 outcomes What is the probability of Jane being the first to receive her certificate? =
EX 3 You are given a choice of sliced apples or celery sticks for a snack. Your choice of drink is grape juice, water or milk. What is the probability that you will choose sliced apples and grape juice. P(sliced apples) =P(grape juice) = P(sliced apples and grape juice) = X =
Assignment Page 395 – 396 Problems 1-6, 8
Probability of Compound Events Date ____________
Compound Event – consisting of two or more simple events. Make a sample space of the compound event: color and size of shirt. (small, medium, large and red, blue, green ). Use a list. EX1
EX2 Mark, Jane and Fred have been chosen to receive a gift certificate. Use a list to determine the sample space of the different ways they could receive their gift certificate.
EX 3 You are given a choice of sliced apples or celery sticks for a snack. Your choice of drink is grape juice, water or milk. What is the probability that you will choose sliced apples and grape juice.