Name: Claudia Ayala

Probability Print Activity

Use the “Explore It” mode to answer the following questions:

1. Make the following selections on the left side of the screen:

View: Tree
Event One: 1 Coin
Event Two: None
Show Me: Individual Outcome

a. The letter H represents tossing a .

b. The letter T represents tossing a .
c. The possible outcomes for tossing a coin are , .

d. The probability of an individual outcome is .

2. Make the following selections on the left side of the screen:

a. Select Event One: 1 Coin

Event Two: 1 Coin
Show Me: Individual Outcome

i. The 4 possible outcomes are , , , , .

ii. Fill in the correct values for tossing 2 tails:

Favorable Outcomes(s): Possible Outcomes: Event Probability:

b. Select Show Me: At Least One Head

i. The favorable outcomes are .

ii. Fill in the correct values:

Favorable Outcomes(s): Possible Outcomes: Event Probability:

c. Select from Show Me: One Tail

i. The favorable outcomes are .

ii. Fill in the correct value:

Favorable Outcomes(s): Possible Outcomes: Event Probability: =

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3. Make the following selections on the left side of the screen:
View: Tree
Event One: 1 Spinner
Event Two: 1 Spinner
Show Me: One White

a. The favorable outcomes are .

b. Fill in the correct values:

Favorable Outcomes(s): Possible Outcomes: Event Probability:

c. Select Show Me: A White or a Red

i. The favorable outcomes are (W,W) (W,R) (W,B) (R,W) (R,R) (R,B) (B,W)
(B,R)

ii. Fill in the correct values: 8

Favorable Outcomes(s): 8 Possible Outcomes: 9 Event Probability:
9

4. Make the following selections on the left side of the screen:

View: Tree
Event One: 1 Die
Event Two: 1 Die
Show Me: Pair of Numbers

a. The favorable outcomes are (1,1) (3,3) (5,5) (2,2) (4,4) (6,6).

b. Fill in the correct values: 6 1

Favorable Outcomes(s): 6 Possible Outcomes: 36 Event Probability: =
36 6

c. Select Show Me: Sum Less Than 6

i. The favorable outcomes are (1,1) (1,2) (1,3) (1,4) (3,1) (3,2) (2,1) (2,2) (2,3)
(4,1)

ii. Fill in the correct values: 10 5

Favorable Outcomes(s): 10 Possible Outcomes: 36 Event Probability:
36 = 18
 d. Use the set of all possible outcomes for a pair of dice to answer the following:

i. The outcomes that have a sum of 4 are: (2,2) (1,3) (3,1).

3 1
ii. The probability of rolling a sum of 4 on a pair of dice is =
36 12

iii. The outcomes that have at least one 6 are: (6,1) (6,2) (6,3) (6,4) (6,5)
.

5
iii. The probability of rolling at least one 6 on a pair of dice is .
6

5. Make the following selections on the left side of the screen:

View: Tree
Event One: 1 Spinner
Event Two: 1 Die
Show Me: Number Less Than Three

a. The favorable outcomes are: (W,1) (W,2) (B,1) (B,2) (R,1) (R,2)

b. Fill in the correct values: 6 1

Favorable Outcomes(s): 6 Possible Outcomes: 18 Event Probability: =
18 3

c. From the set of all possible outcomes for a spinner and a die:

i. The outcomes that have the colour red or blue with a number greater than 5
are (B,6) (R,6)
2 1
ii. The probability of this event occurring is =
18 9

6. Make the following selections on the left side of the screen:

View: Chart
Event One: 1 Coin
Event Two: 1 Coin
Show Me: At Least One Head

a. The favorable outcomes are: (H,H) (H,T) (T,H)

b. Fill in the correct values: 3

Favorable Outcomes(s): 3 Possible Outcomes: 4 Event Probability:
4
 c. Select Show Me: One Tail

i. The favorable outcomes are: (H,T) (T,H)

ii. Fill in the correct value: 2 1

Favorable Outcomes(s): 2 Possible Outcomes: 4 Event Probability: =
4 2
7. Make the following selections on the left side of the screen:
View: Chart
Event One: 1 Spinner
Event Two: 1 Die
Show Me: Number Greater Than 5

a. The favorable outcomes are: (W,6) (R,6) (B,6)

b. Fill in the correct numbers: 3 1

Favorable Outcomes(s): 3 Possible Outcomes: 18 Event Probability: =
18 6

c. Use the set of all possible outcomes for a spinner and a die to answer the
following:

i. The outcomes that have the color red or white with the number greater than 4
are: (W,5) (W,6) (R,5) (R,6)

4 2
ii. The probability of this event occurring is =
18 9

8. Place a check () beside the correct definition of probability:

Probability = number of possible outcomes

number of favorable outcomes

 Probability = number of favorable outcomes

number of possible outcomes