PROBABILITY

OF AN EVENT
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Learning Target(s):
• At the end of the lesson, the
student should be able to assess the
probability of an event.
PROBABILITY OF AN
EVENT
• The probability of an event is the
number of favorable outcomes divided
by the total number of outcomes
possible.
Examples:
Review Problems on Probability of an Event

1. What is the probability of getting an even number in the experiment of rolling a die?
Solution:
S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} n(S) = 6
A = {2, 4, 6} n(A) = 3
𝒏(𝑨)
P(A) = 𝒏(𝑺)

3
=
6

1
=2
STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY SAMSUDIN N. ABDULLAH, Ph.D.
 2. What is the probabil ty that the sum of the faces of the two dice is 8?
Solution:
F = {(2, 6), (3, 5), (4, 4), (5, 3), (6, 2)}

n(F) = 5

n(S) = 36
5
P(F) = 36

5
=
36
STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY SAMSUDIN N. ABDULLAH, Ph.D.
Find the probability of the following events.
 Event (E) P(E)
1 Getting an even number in a single roll of a die
2 Getting a sum of 6 when two dice are E = rolled
{2, 4, 6}
2
3 Getting
Getting aansum
aceof 6 when
when twois dice
a card drawn arefromrolled a deck
E = {(1, 5), (2, 4), (5, 1), (4, 2), (3, 3)}
4 The probability that all children are boys if a couple
3 Getting
has threeanchildren
ace when a card is drawn from a deck
E = {A of Spade, A of Club, A of Heart, A of Diamond}}
5 Getting an odd number and a tail when a die is
4 The probability that all children are boys if a couple
rolled and a coin is tossed simultaneously
has three children S = {GGG, GBG, BBG, BBB}
5 Getting an odd number and a tail when a die is
rolled and a coin is tossed simultaneously
E = {1T, 3T, 5T}

STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY SAMSUDIN N. ABDULLAH, Ph.D.

Review Problems on Probability
A. From a standard deck of 52 cards, what is the
probability of
1. picking a black card? 1/2
2. picking a face card? 3/13
3. not picking a face card? 10/13
4. picking a black and face card? 3/26
5. not picking a black and face card? 23/26
6. picking a red and nonface cards? 5/13
7. picking an ace card? 1/13
8. not picking an ace card? 12/13
STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY SAMSUDIN N. ABDULLAH, Ph.D.
LEARNING
EXPERIENCE
B. On rolling a die, what is the probability of
having
1. a 3?
2. an even number?
3. zero?
4. a number greater than 4?
5. a number lying between 0 and 7?
6. a number less than 4?
7. an odd number?
8. a prime number?
9. a composite number?
10. a multiple of 3?