0-11 Probability Goal: Find the probability of an event occurring. Eligible Content: A

Probability ◦ The likelihood of something happening. ◦ Can be written as a fraction, decimal or percent. ◦ Can be any number from 0 to 1.  Probability = 0 means something cannot happen.  Probability = 1 means it will definitely happen. Vocabulary

To Find Probability:

Examples Find the probability that a person randomly selected in this class will: 1. Be a girl. 2. Wear glasses. 3. Have brown hair. 4. Be an only child.

Rolling a Die Examples You are rolling a six sided die. Find the probability of rolling: An even number A number less than

Marbles Examples You have a bag with the following marbles: 8 green, 3 red, 5 orange, 2 blue, 1 purple and 1 yellow. Find the probability of randomly selecting: 1. Green 2. Red 3. Orange or purple 4. A primary color

Spinner Examples Find the probability of spinning the following on the spinner. 1. A B C 0.2 A A B B C

Deck of Cards 52 cards ◦ 13 diamonds ◦ 13 hearts ◦ 13 clubs ◦ 13 spades ◦ 4 of each number from 1-10 (1 is Ace) ◦ 4 of each face card (Jack, Queen, King)

Card Examples Find the probability of randomly selecting: 1. A king A diamond A black card A red face card An even number 0.38

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