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 Probability: the chance that a particular event will occur.  When do people use probability ◦ Investing in stocks ◦ Gambling ◦ Weather.

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2  Probability: the chance that a particular event will occur.  When do people use probability ◦ Investing in stocks ◦ Gambling ◦ Weather

3  What is the probability that tomorrow will be Thursday?  What is the probability that tomorrow will be Monday?

4  What is the probability that it will rain tomorrow?  What is the probability that you will find $5 today?

5 0 Will Not Happen 1 Will Happen

6  What is the probability that you will get tails when you flip a coin?  Experiment: Flip a coin 100 times.  How many heads do you predict you will get?  How many tails do you predict you will get?

7  Using what we learned from the coin flip experiment:  What is the probability that you will roll a 3 using a six-sided die?  What is the probability that you will roll a 6  What is the probability that you will get a 3 or a 6?

8  What is the probability that you draw a 9 of hearts from the deck?  What is the probability that you draw a jack from the deck?  You draw a jack from the deck of cards. You leave the jack out of the deck, what is the probability that you will draw a jack the second time?

9 ColorFractionDecimalPercent Blue13/55.2323% Green13/55.2323% Brown6/55.1010% Yellow10/55.1818% Orange9/55.1616% Red4/55.077%


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