Probability

What is probability?
http://www.mathplanet.com/education/algebra-2/discrete-mathematics-and-
probability/probabilities
1. What formula is used to calculate probability?
2. What is the probability of not throwing a 6 when throwing a die?
3. Explain how you would go about answering the problem above?
Experimental VS heoretical !robability?
http://www.so"tschools.com/math/topics/theoretical#$s#experimental#probability/
. Why are experimental and theoretical probabilities often different?
!. "re experimental and theoretical probabilities calculated the same way?
#. What tends to happen to the experimental probability as the number of trials
increases?
!robability in your own li"e
1$. What are three real life applications for probability in your life?
11. %ow can you apply probabilities to your everyday life?
%se the sites below to practice determining probabilities and
more examples


http://www.commoncoresheets.com/&ath/!robability/'etermining(2)-
(2)*andy/English/+.pd"
http://www.onlinemathlearning.com/theoretical-probability.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?$,-).c%r-/x0%
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/probability/independent-dependent-
probability/basic_probability/a/probability-the-basics

!robability and *andy
1rab a snac2 si3e bag o" S2ittles. *ount the number o" s2ittles inside. 4rgani3e
them by color and write down the amounts "or each color. 5ou will be randomly
pulling s2ittles out o" a paper bag. 6ased o"" o" your bag o" s2ittles7 answer the
"ollowing 0uestions
+2. What is the probability o" grabbing a red S2ittle?
+8. What color are you most li2ely to pull out o" the bag? What is its probability?
+9. What color :i" any; has a probability o" )?