PROBABILITY

CRIS JAN M. BATINGAL

Definition of Terms
Probability – is the measure of how
likely an event is to occur
Sample Space – set of all possible
outcomes
Event – outcomes in an experiment
Experiment – activity involving chance
 Formula
No. of times an event occurs
P E 
Sample Space
Sample Space
Rolling a Spinning a
Tossing a
Experiment numbered game
coin
cube spinner
Sample
Space {red,
 
{1, 2 ,3 ,4 ,5 ,6}  {h𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑠 ,𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑠 } blue,
green,
yellow}
 Example 1 Find the Probability
Find the probability of getting 2 in a single
roll of a dice.
No. of times an event occurs
P E 
Sample Space
Sample Space: {1, 2,3, 4,5, 6} No. of times the event occurs: 1
1
P  2 
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Activity 17 Probable or
Not?
1. Find the probability of getting a Red
Card from the standard cards.
2. Find the probability of a Green chip in
the box if you have 3 yellow, 1 blue, 7
green.
3. Find the probability of getting Kings in
the standard deck of Cards
Exercises
Tossing of Coins Three Times
Using Tree Diagram