1. PROBABILITY

2. OUTCOMES THE POSSIBLE RESULTS OF AN ACTION EXAMPLES:
There are 2 outcomes for tossing a coin (heads and tails)
There are 6 outcomes for tossing a single die (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

3. EVENT
Any outcome or group of outcomes

4. PROBABILITY (Book) How likely something is to occur
(Mr. Marvel) What I want to have happen divided by what could happen
Must be between 0 and 1

5. COMPLEMENT The opposite of an event.
Example: The probability of rain is 45%. The complement, no rain, is 55%.
**The probability of an event plus its complement must equal 100%

6. HOW TO READ THE PROBLEM
P(A) is read “the probability of A happening is”

7. Problem #1
The probability that a child in the United States is a twin is 2 in 90. Find P(not a twin).

8. Problem #2
When tossing a single number cube (die), find the following probabilities:
A. P(4)
B. P(even)
C. P(prime number)
D. P(divisible by 3)

9. DECK OF CARDS
You need to know the following about a standard deck of cards:
1. There are a total of 52 cards.
2. There are 4 suits each containing cards.
3. Two suits are black, two suits are red.
4. Face cards are Kings, Queens, and Jacks

10. Problem #3
Find the probabilities for each of the following when drawing a card from a standard deck of cards.
A. P(Red)
B. P(King)
C. P(Club)
D. P(Face card)
E. P(Number card)

11. ODDS
The odds of something happening (or not) is:

12. You have 2 quarters, 3 dimes, 1 nickel, and 4 pennies in your pocket
You have 2 quarters, 3 dimes, 1 nickel, and 4 pennies in your pocket. What are the odds that you reach into your pocket and pull out a:
A. Quarter
B. Penny
C. Not a dime

13. You have 2 quarters, 3 dimes, 1 nickel, and 4 pennies in your pocket
You have 2 quarters, 3 dimes, 1 nickel, and 4 pennies in your pocket. What are the odds that you reach into your pocket and pull out a:
A. Quarter

14. You have 2 quarters, 3 dimes, 1 nickel, and 4 pennies in your pocket
You have 2 quarters, 3 dimes, 1 nickel, and 4 pennies in your pocket. What are the odds that you reach into your pocket and pull out a:
B. Penny

15. You have 2 quarters, 3 dimes, 1 nickel, and 4 pennies in your pocket
You have 2 quarters, 3 dimes, 1 nickel, and 4 pennies in your pocket. What are the odds that you reach into your pocket and pull out a:
C. Not a dime

16. ASSIGNMENT
SECTION 6.4A: 1 – 13,