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Probability

Essential Question: How do you calculate the theoretical probability of an event?

Choose 2 different color dice. Use these dice to determine the theoretical
probability of each situation:

Answer the following questions using only 1 die: What is the probability of:

a) Rolling a 3 b) Rolling a 1
c) Rolling a 0 d) Rolling a 7
e) Rolling a # less than 4 f) Rolling a # between 1 and 7

Answer the following questions using 2 dice: What is the probability of:

a) Rolling a 4 b) Rolling a 1
b) Rolling a 12 d) Rolling a 7
d) Rolling a 6 f) Rolling a 11

Answer the following questions using 1 coin: What is the probability of:

a) Tossing a Head b) Tossing a tail

Answer the following questions using 2 coins: What is the probability of:

a) Tossing 2 Heads b) Tossing 1 Head and 1 Tail c) Tossing 2 Tails

Question: Is there a difference between tossing a Head then a Tail versus a Tail
and then a Head?
Answer the following questions using a deck of cards: What is the probability
of:

a) Choosing a red card b) Choosing a heart

b) Choosing a black card d) Choosing a spade
e) Choosing a 4 f) Choosing a queen
f) Choosing a black 2 g) Choosing the Ace of Diamonds

Answer the following questions using marbles (pom poms) that are placed in a
bag:

You have been given: ____ red, ______ white, ______ blue, _____ green,

______ yellow, _______ black

What is the probability of:

a) Choosing a Red marble b) choosing a white marble

b) Choosing a blue marble d) choosing a green marble
c) Choosing a yellow marble f) choosing a black marble