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Simple probabilities

number of favourable outcomes

Probability =
total number of possible outcomes

Example
Julia, Liz, Stevie, Alexandra, Oliver, Elspeth, Hayley and Carolyn work together in the Mathematics
department of a school. Find the probabilities:
a P(woman) b P(name starts with vowel)
Answer
6 3
a P(woman) =   0.75
8 4

3
b P(name starts with vowel) =  0.375
8

Exercise

Find:

1 P(orange pencil)

2 P(pencil in a cold color)

3 P(yellow pencil)

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Answers

2
1 P(orange pencil) =
13

5
2 P(pencil in a cold color) =
13

1
3 P(yellow pencil) =
13

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