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TWO EVENTS
( Quarter 3 Topic 11)
Quick Recall
or
Drill/Review
When two coins are flipped,
what is the probability of
getting
a) two heads?
𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑡h𝑒𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑐𝑐𝑢𝑟
𝑃 (𝐸)=
𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠
1
𝑃 ( 𝑡𝑤𝑜 h𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑠 ) =
4
Drill/Review
compound event
What is the probability of A or B?
1 1 2 1
𝑃 ( 𝐴∪ 𝐵)= 𝑥 = =
6 6 6 3
Key Points
to
Remember
a)
𝑆={𝑎 ,𝑏 ,𝑒 ,𝑡 ,𝑟 , 𝑢, 𝑖 , 𝑓 , 𝑑, 𝑝, 𝑞}
𝐴={𝑎 ,𝑏 ,𝑒 ,𝑡 ,𝑟 }
𝐵={𝑡 ,𝑟 , 𝑢 , 𝑖 }
𝐶 ={𝑝 , 𝑞 }
𝑃 ( 𝐴 ) =5 / 11
Illustrative Example 1:
Use the Venn Diagram to find the probability of the
following:
b)
𝑆={𝑎 ,𝑏 ,𝑒 ,𝑡 ,𝑟 , 𝑢, 𝑖 , 𝑓 , 𝑑, 𝑝, 𝑞}
𝐴={𝑎 ,𝑏 ,𝑒 ,𝑡 ,𝑟 }
𝐵={𝑡 ,𝑟 , 𝑢 , 𝑖 }
𝐶 ={𝑝 , 𝑞 }
𝑃 ( 𝐶 ) =2 /11
Illustrative Example 1:
Use the Venn Diagram to find the probability of the
following:
c)
𝑆={𝑎 ,𝑏 ,𝑒 ,𝑡 ,𝑟 , 𝑢, 𝑖 , 𝑓 , 𝑑, 𝑝, 𝑞}
𝐴={𝑎 ,𝑏 ,𝑒 ,𝑡 ,𝑟 }
𝐵={𝑡 ,𝑟 , 𝑢 , 𝑖 }
𝐶 ={𝑝 , 𝑞 }
𝑃 ( 𝐴𝑜𝑟 𝐵 )=𝑃 ( 𝐴∪ 𝐵 ) =𝑃 ( 𝐴 ) + 𝑃 ( 𝐵 ) − 𝑃 ( 𝐴 ∩ 𝐵)
5 4 27
𝑃 ( 𝐴 𝑜𝑟 𝐵 )=𝑃 ( 𝐴 ∪ 𝐵 ) = + ¿−
11
11 11 11
Illustrative Example 1:
Use the Venn Diagram to find the probability of the
following:
d)
𝑆={𝑎 ,𝑏 ,𝑒 ,𝑡 ,𝑟 , 𝑢, 𝑖 , 𝑓 , 𝑑, 𝑝, 𝑞}
𝐴={𝑎 ,𝑏 ,𝑒 ,𝑡 ,𝑟 }
𝐵={𝑡 ,𝑟 , 𝑢 , 𝑖 }
𝐶 ={𝑝 , 𝑞 }
𝑃 ( 𝐵 𝑜𝑟 𝐶 ) = 𝑃 ( 𝐵 ∪ 𝐶 ) = 𝑃 ( 𝐵 ) + 𝑃 ( 𝐶 )
4 62
𝑃 ( 𝐵 𝑜𝑟 𝐶 ) = 𝑃 ( 𝐵 ∪ 𝐶 ) =
¿ +
11 11
11
Illustrative Example 1:
Use the Venn Diagram to find the probability of the
following:
e)
𝑆={𝑎 ,𝑏 ,𝑒 ,𝑡 ,𝑟 , 𝑢, 𝑖 , 𝑓 , 𝑑, 𝑝, 𝑞}
𝐴={𝑎 ,𝑏 ,𝑒 ,𝑡 ,𝑟 }
𝐵={𝑡 ,𝑟 , 𝑢 , 𝑖 }
𝐶 ={𝑝 , 𝑞 }
𝑃 𝐶 ) = 𝑃 ( 𝐸 ) − 𝑃 (𝐶 )
( ′
11 92
𝐶 )= ¿ −
′
11 1111
Illustrative Example 2:
A survey was conducted to know students’ involvement
in two sports – swimming and basketball. Of 100 students
surveyed 35 are involved in swimming, 50 are involved in basketball
and 20 are involved in both swimming and basketball.
35
Illustrative Example 2:
A survey was conducted to know students’ involvement
in two sports – swimming and basketball. Of 100 students
surveyed 35 are involved in swimming, 50 are involved in basketball
and 20 are involved in both swimming and basketball.
b) What is the probability of randomly
selected students who are into
swimming but not basketball?
15 3
𝑃 (𝑆)= ¿
10020
𝑜𝑟 15 % 𝑖𝑓 𝑖𝑛𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒
Illustrative Example 2:
A survey was conducted to know students’ involvement
in two sports – swimming and basketball. Of 100 students
surveyed 35 are involved in swimming, 50 are involved in basketball
and 20 are involved in both swimming and basketball.
c) What is the probability of randomly
selected students who are into both
swimming and basketball?
20 1
𝑃 (𝑆 ∩¿
𝐵)=
1005
𝑜𝑟 20 % 𝑖𝑓 𝑖𝑛 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒
Illustrative Example 2:
A survey was conducted to know students’ involvement
in two sports – swimming and basketball. Of 100 students
surveyed 35 are involved in swimming, 50 are involved in basketball
and 20 are involved in both swimming and basketball.
0.1
Illustrative Example 4:
The Venn diagram below shows the probabilities of grade
10 students joining either soccer (S) or basketball (B).
0.1
Illustrative Example 4:
The Venn diagram below shows the probabilities of grade
10 students joining either soccer (S) or basketball (B).
0.1
Illustrative Example 4:
The Venn diagram below shows the probabilities of grade
10 students joining either soccer (S) or basketball (B).
0.1
Illustrative Example 4:
The Venn diagram below shows the probabilities of grade
10 students joining either soccer (S) or basketball (B).
¿ 0.1
𝑃 ( 𝐵∪ 𝑆 )=1.0 −0.9 0.1
Illustrative Example 5:
a)either A or B wins
b)neither A nor C wins
Illustrative Example 8:
The probabilities of three teams, A , B, and C
winning a volleyball competition are , , and
respectively. Assuming only one team can win,
calculate the probability that;
a)either A or B wins
3 1 1
¿
𝑃 ( 𝐴 𝑜𝑟 𝐵 𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑠)= +
8 4 8
Illustrative Example 8:
The probabilities of three teams, A , B, and C
winning a volleyball competition are , , and
respectively. Assuming only one team can win,
calculate the probability that;
b) neither A nor C wins
131 1
¿
𝑃 ( 𝑛𝑒𝑖𝑡h𝑒𝑟 𝐴 𝑛𝑜𝑟 𝑐 𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑠 ) =1− +
204 10
If there is a 30% chance of rain on Saturday,
a 70% chance of rain on Sunday, and a 21%
chance of rain on Saturday and Sunday, what is
the probability that it will rain on either
Saturday or Sunday?
𝑃 ( 𝑆𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑜𝑟 𝑆𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑦 ) =30 % +70 % − 21 %
𝑃 ( 𝑆𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑜𝑟 𝑆𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑦 ) =79 %
A bowl contains 15 chips numbered 1 to 15. If a
chip is drawn randomly from the bowl, what is
the probability that it is
a) 7 or 15?
b) 5 or a number divisible by 3?
c) an even number or divisible by 3?
d) a number divisible by 3 or divisible by 4?
e) an odd or prime number?
A bowl contains 15 chips numbered 1 to 15. If a
chip is drawn randomly from the bowl, what is
the probability that it is
a) 7 or 15?
1 1 2
𝑃 ( 7 𝑜𝑟 15 ) = + =
15 15 15
A bowl contains 15 chips numbered 1 to 15. If a
chip is drawn randomly from the bowl, what is
the probability that it is
b) 5 or a number divisible by 3?
𝑃 ( 5 𝑜𝑟 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑏𝑦 3 )= 𝑃 ( 5 )+ 𝑃 ( 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑏𝑦 3 )
1 5 6
𝑃 ( 5 𝑜𝑟 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑏𝑦 3 )= + =
15 15 15
2
𝑃 ( 5 𝑜𝑟 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑏𝑦 3 ) =
5
A bowl contains 15 chips numbered 1 to 15. If a
chip is drawn randomly from the bowl, what is
the probability that it is
c) an even number or divisible by 3?
)
7 5 2 10
𝑃 ( 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑜𝑟 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑏𝑦 3 )= + − =
15 15 10 15
2
𝑃 ( 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑜𝑟 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑏𝑦 3 ) =
3
A bowl contains 15 chips numbered 1 to 15. If a
chip is drawn randomly from the bowl, what is
the probability that it is
d) a number divisible by 3 or divisible by 4?
𝑃 ¿
5 3 1
𝑃 ( 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑏𝑦 3 𝑜𝑟 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑏𝑦 4 )= + −
15 15 15
7
𝑃 ( 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑏𝑦 3 𝑜𝑟 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑏𝑦 4 )=
15