PROBABILITY OF

SINGLE EVENTS
Prepared by: Teacher Heidemae Tabor
 LESSON PROPER

02

LETTERS

01 03

52-CARD SEATWORK
DECK
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52-CARD DECK
52-CARD DECK
52-CARD DECK
 52-CARD
DECK

EXAMPLES
EXAMPLE 1
 PROBABILITY INVOLVING 52-CARD DECK/PLAYING CARDS

A card is drawn at random from a standard pack of 52 playing cards. Find

the probability of drawing
i. a black card
 PROBABILITY INVOLVING 52-CARD DECK/PLAYING CARDS

A card is drawn at random from a standard pack of 52 playing cards. Find

the probability of drawing
i. a black card
 
SOLUTION:

P(E )=

P(a black card ) =

EXAMPLE 2
 PROBABILITY INVOLVING 52-CARD DECK/PLAYING CARDS

A card is drawn at random from a standard pack of 52 playing cards. Find

the probability of drawing
ii. a red ace
 PROBABILITY INVOLVING 52-CARD DECK/PLAYING CARDS

A card is drawn at random from a standard pack of 52 playing cards. Find

the probability of drawing
ii. a red ace
 
SOLUTION:

P(E )=

P(red ace) =
EXAMPLE 3
 PROBABILITY INVOLVING 52-CARD DECK/PLAYING CARDS

A card is drawn at random from a standard pack of 52 playing cards. Find

the probability of drawing
iii. a diamond
 PROBABILITY INVOLVING 52-CARD DECK/PLAYING CARDS

A card is drawn at random from a standard pack of 52 playing cards. Find

the probability of drawing
iii. a diamond
 
SOLUTION:

P(E )=

P(a diamond) =
EXAMPLE 4
 PROBABILITY INVOLVING 52-CARD DECK/PLAYING CARDS

A card is drawn at random from a standard pack of 52 playing cards. Find

the probability of drawing
iv. a card which is not a diamond
 PROBABILITY INVOLVING 52-CARD DECK/PLAYING CARDS

A card is drawn at random from a standard pack of 52 playing cards. Find

the probability of drawing
iv. a card which is not a diamond
 
SOLUTION:

P(E )=

P(not a diamond) =
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LETTERS
 LETTERS

EXAMPLES
EXAMPLE 1
 PROBABILITY INVOLVING THE LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET

A letter is chosen at random from the word “MATHEMATICS”. Find the

probability that the letter is
i. an “A”
 PROBABILITY INVOLVING THE LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET

A letter is chosen at random from the word “MATHEMATICS”. Find the

probability that the letter is
i. an “A”
 
SOLUTION:

P(E )=

P(an “A”) =
EXAMPLE 2
 PROBABILITY INVOLVING THE LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET

A letter is chosen at random from the word “MATHEMATICS”. Find the

probability that the letter is
ii. a vowel
 PROBABILITY INVOLVING THE LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET

A letter is chosen at random from the word “MATHEMATICS”. Find the

probability that the letter is
ii. a vowel
 
SOLUTION:

P(E )=

P(a vowel) =
EXAMPLE 3
 PROBABILITY INVOLVING THE LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET

A letter is chosen at random from the word “MATHEMATICS”. Find the

probability that the letter is
iii. not a vowel
 PROBABILITY INVOLVING THE LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET

A letter is chosen at random from the word “MATHEMATICS”. Find the

probability that the letter is
iii. not a vowel
 
SOLUTION:

P(E )=

P(not a vowel) =
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