Probability of

Simple Events
Learning Objectives:
• 1. To define and illustrate
event sample space and
probability,
• 2. To solve problems
involving probability of
simple events.
Simplify:

• 2.
• 3.
• 4.
• 5.
You are holding a die. Your seatmate is holding another
die. If both of you roll the dice at the same time, how
many outcomes are possible?
Sides 1 2 3 4 5 6
of a
die
1
2 3,2 6,2
3
4
5
6 5,6
1. If you roll a die once, how many
possible outcomes are possible?
2. What are those outcomes?
3. How do we call these outcomes?
4. Rolling two dice simultaneously,
how many outcomes are
possible?
5. How did you find the answer?
 Activity II.
• Toss a coin and a die simultaneously.
• How many outcomes are possible?
• What is the event of getting a head
and an even number?
• What is the possibility of getting a
head and an even number?
 Illustrative Examples:
• 1. If a single fair coin is tossed,
what is the probability that it will
land heads up?
• 2. One card is chosen at random
from a deck of 52 cards. Find the
probability that the chosen card
is a spade.
 Illustrative Examples:
• 3. What is the probability of
getting a 3 on a single throw of a
die?
 Practice Exercises:
• A cup is flipped 100 times. It
lands on its side 84 times, on
its bottom 6 times, and on its
top 10 times. What is the
probability that it land on its
top?
1 3 21
10 50 25
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 Practice Exercises:
• The digits 0, 1, 2 , 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
are written on slips of paper
placed in a box and thoroughly
mixed. What is the probability
that the number drawn is a
multiple of 4?
3 2 1
5 5 5
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 Practice Exercises:
• In a box, there are 3 red balls, 4
white balls and 5 blue balls. What
is the probability of picking a
white ball?
1 1 5
3 4 12
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 Practice Exercises:
• In a box, there are 3 red balls, 4
white balls and 5 blue balls. What
is the probability of picking a red
ball?
1 1 5
3 4 12
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 Practice Exercises:
• In a box, there are 3 red balls, 4
white balls and 5 blue balls. What
is the probability of picking a blue
ball?
1 1 5
3 4 12
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 Generalization:
• How do you find the probability of an event?
 11.1 – Probability – Basic Concepts
Probability
The study of the occurrence of random events or phenomena.
It does not deal with guarantees, but with the likelihood of an
occurrence of an event.
Experiment:
- Any observation or measurement of a random phenomenon.
Outcomes:
- The possible results of an experiment.
Sample Space:
- The set of all possible outcomes of an experiment.
Event:
- A particular collection of possible outcomes from a sample space.
 Evaluation:
• Solve the following:
• What is the probability of getting a tail in
tossing a coin?
• What is the probability of drawing an ace
from a 52 deck of cards?
• Three white balls and 2 red balls are
placed in a bag. What is the probability
of picking a red ball?
 Assignment
• 1. If a two-digit number is chosen at
random from the set of all two-digit
numbers, what is the probability that
both digits are prime?