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Mathematics 8
Quarter 4 – Week 6
Illustrating an Experiment, Outcome,
Sample Space and Event
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Mathematics – Grade 8
Learner Activity Sheets
Quarter 4 – Week 6: Illustrating an Experiment, Outcome, Sample Space and
Event

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 Learners Activity
Sheets
Mathematics 8
Quarter 4 – Week 6

Illustrating an Experiment, Outcome,

Sample Space and Event

Hermando D. Lozano
Sta. Irene National High School
Deped Division of Agusan del Sur
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Hermando D. Lozano
Sta. Irene National High School
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 MATHEMATICS 8

QUARTER 4, WEEK 6

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET NO. 6

ILLUSTRATING AN EXPERIMENT, OUTCOME, SAMPLE SPACE AND EVENT

Name of the Learner: ___________________________________ Section: ______________

School: _________________________________________________ Date: _________________

I. Learning Competency:
a. The learner illustrates an experiment, outcome, sample space and event
(M8GE-IVf-1).
b. The learner counts the number of occurrences of an outcome in an
experiment using: (a) table; (b) tree diagram; (c) systematic listing; and (d)
fundamental counting principle (M8GE-IVf-g-1)

II. Instructions: This activity worksheet focuses on illustrating an experiment,

outcome, sample space and event. Read the given examples and answer each
activity on a separate sheet of paper.

III. Activities

INTRODUCTION

Life has a lot of uncertainties. Oftentimes, our decisions in life are done
under conditions of uncertainty. These are the probabilities of life. Many events
can't be predicted with total certainty. The best we can say is how likely they are to
happen, using the idea of probability.

What is
PROBABILITY?
Probability is a branch of mathematics that deals
with uncertainty. It is a measure or estimation of how likely
it is that an event will occur.

Some words have special meaning in PROBABILITY.

Here are the BASIC CONCEPTS of PROBABILITY.

1. EXPERIMENT: An action, or trial, through which specific results

(counts, measurements, or responses) are obtained.

- A repeatable procedure with a set of possible results.

Example: Throwing a die (singular) [ dice( plural) ]

We can throw the die again and again, so it is repeatable.

The set of possible results from any single throw is { 1 , 2, 3 , 4 ,5 , 6 } .

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 2. OUTCOME: A possible result of an experiment.

Example: Rolling a die.

Getting a “6” or “5” or “4” or “3” or “2” or “1”

3. SAMPLE SPACE: The set of all the possible outcomes of an experiment.

Example: Choosing a card from a standard deck

Note: There are 52 cards in a deck (not including Jokers)

So the Sample Space is all 52 possible cards.

4. SAMPLE POINT: Just one of the possible outcomes.

Note:
The Sample Space is made up of Sample Points.

Example 1: Deck of Cards

 the 5 of Clubs is a sample point

 the King of Hearts is a sample point

“King” is NOT a sample point because there are four (4) Kings, which are 4
different sample points in a deck of cards.

Example 2: Throwing a Die

There are 6 different sample points in the sample space.

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 5. EVENT: One or more outcomes of an experiment.

Example Events:

Simple Event - An event can be just one final outcome.

 Getting a Tail when tossing a coin
 Rolling a “5”

Compound Event - An event can include more than one outcome:

 Choosing a "King" from a deck of cards (any of the 4 Kings)
 Rolling an "even number" (2, 4 or 6)

Day 1

Activity 1: YOU AND I ARE MEANT TO BE!

DIRECTIONS: Complete the table below by writing the basic concept of probability
that justify each statement.

Sample Space Probability Event

Experiment Outcome Sample

Point

Definition Word/Phrase
1. The measure of the likelihood of a random
phenomenon or chance behavior.

2. Any process with uncertain results that can

be repeated.

3. One or more outcomes from a probability

experiment.

4. The collection of all possible outcomes.

5. The result of a single trial of an experiment.

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Activity 2: WORDS COME EASY!

DIRECTIONS: Join Cocoy and his friends perform the same experiment. Record
each outcome of your experiment. Then, fill in the blanks using the basic concepts
of probability to complete the paragraph.

Cocoy and his friends decided to find the number of times three heads HHH
would come up when flipping three five-peso coins simultaneously. Every time
Cocoy and his friends flip the fair coins is an _____________________. The
____________ that they are looking for is to come up with three heads: { HHH } . The
___________________ is the set of all possible outcomes: { HHH } , { HTH } , … , {TTT }.

These are the results of their experiment. Complete the table.

Trial Trial Trial Trial Trial Trial Trial Trial Trial

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Coin 1 H H T T H H T T T
Coin 2 T T T H T H T H T
Coin 3 T H T H T H H T T
Outcome HTT HTH
Is it
{ HHH } ? NO NO
YES or
NO

In order to find the ___________________, they have to continue flipping the

coins at least 30 times.

Questions:
1. Were you able to complete the paragraph with the correct words?

2. Do the words come easy to you? Why?

3. After 9 trials, Cocoy and his friends had 1 HHH event. Is the result of the
experiment close to what you have expected? What would have they done to make
it closer to what is expected?

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Finding the Outcome of Probabilistic Experiments

1. Mark has a 5-peso coin in his pocket. He tosses the coin twice.
a. How many possible outcomes are there?
b. What are those possible outcomes? List them.

Answers:

a. How many possible outcomes are there?

Answer: In tossing a coin twice, there are only four (4) possible
outcomes.

b. What are those possible outcomes? List them.

Answer: The possible outcomes are{ HH , HT , TT , TH }.

*Note: H stands for Head, T stands for Tail.

Day 2

Activity 3: LET’S ROLL IT!

DIRECTIONS: Analyze the problem carefully. Fill in the table correctly and answer
the questions that follow.

You are holding a die and your friend Magnus is holding another die. If both
of you roll the dice simultaneously (at the same time), how many outcomes are
possible?

These are the results of your experiment. Complete the table.

Sides of a 1 2 3 4 5 6
Die
1 (1,1)
2 (3,2)
3
4 (6,4)
5
6 (5,6)

Questions:

1. If you roll a die once, how many outcomes are possible? ________________

2. What are those outcomes? _______________________________

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 3. How do we call those outcomes? ______________________

4. Rolling two dice simultaneously, how many outcomes are possible?

______________

5. How did you find the answer? ___________________________________

Activity 4: FILL IN MY EMPTINESS!

DIRECTIONS: Analyze and fill in the table correctly.

EXPERIMENT SAMPLE SPACE TOTAL SAMPLE POINT

OUTCOMES

Flipping a coin H, T 2 H or T

Tossing two coins

Rolling a Die

Rolling a coin and a

die simultaneously

Drawing a card from

a deck of 52 cards

Day 3
It is often necessary to know the total number of outcomes in a probability
experiment. Using a) table; (b) tree diagram; (c) systematic listing; and (d)
fundamental counting principle allows us to determine the number of possible
outcomes in a probability experiment.

Problem: You go to school canteen to buy some breakfast.

The menu says, for food: pancakes, waffles, or fries; and
for drinks: coffee, juice, hot chocolate and tea.
Questions:
a.) How many choices for food are there?
b.) How many choices for drinks are there?
c.) By counting, how many different choices of food
and drink do you have?
d.) If the number of choices for food is f and d for drinks,
what expression helps you find the answer quickly and correctly?

We can solve this problem using table, tree diagram, systematic listing
and fundamental counting principle.
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 Food/ Coffee Juice Hot Chocolate Tea A. Using Table

Drinks (C) (J) (H) (T)

Pancake (P) PC PJ PH PT

Waffles (W) WC WJ WH WT
A TABLE of outcomes
Fries (F) FC FJ FH FT
is a table where the
first row and first
column represent the
possible outcomes in
each event.

By using table, there are 12 different choices of food and drink.

B. Using a Tree Diagram

A TREE DIAGRAM
is a device
consisting of line
segments
emanating from a
starting point and
from the outcome
point. It is used to
determine all
possible outcomes
of a probability
experiment.

By using tree diagram, there are 12 different choices of food and drink.

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C. Using Systematic Listing
For food: Pancakes (P), Waffles (W), and Fries (F)
For drinks: Coffee (C), Juice (J), Hot Chocolate (H) and Tea (T)

The outcomes for an event

can be listed in an organized
or systematic way to make
sure that none of the
possible outcomes is missed
out. Look for patterns to help
find all the outcomes.

A systematic listing will result to these choices:

1. (Pancake, Coffee), 2. (Pancake, Juice), 3. (Pancake, Hot Chocolate),
4. (Pancake, Tea), 5. (Waffle, Coffee), 6. (Waffle, Juice),
7. (Waffle, Hot Chocolate), 8. (Waffle, Tea), 9. (Fries, Coffee),
10. (Fries, Juice), 11. (Fries, Hot Chocolate), 12. (Fries, Tea)

By using systematic listing, there are 12 different choices of food and

drink.

D. Using Fundamental Counting Principle

The Fundamental Counting Principle (FCP):

“It states that we can figure out the total number of ways different
events can occur by multiplying the number of events or each task can
happen. If you have x ways of doing event 1, y ways of doing event 2, and z
ways of doing event 3, then you can find the total number of outcomes by
multiplying: (x)( y)(z ). ”

In the problem, you have three (3) food choices and four (4) for drinks.
Appling the FCP, we have 3 × 4=12 different choices.
Questions:
a. How many choices for food are there?
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 Answer: There are 3 food choices.
b. How many choices for drinks are there?
Answer: There are 4 food choices.
c. By counting, how many different choices of food and drink do you
have?
Answer: By counting the outcomes, there are 12 different choices
of food and drink.
d. If the number of choices for food is f and d for drinks, what
expression helps you find the answer quickly and correctly?
Answer: f × d or fd

Activity 5: COUNT AND ANSWER!

DIRECTIONS: Read the following situations carefully then answer all the
questions.

1. On a Saturday morning, you washed most of your clothes and they are still wet.
Your friend invites you to attend his birthday party and you are left with only 3
pants and 2 shirts.

a. How many choices do you have for pants? _________________________

b. How many choices for shirts are there? ____________________________

c. Create a table to show the number of choices.

d. Draw a tree diagram to show the number of choices.

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 e. In how many different ways can you dress? List all the possible
outcomes.

f. You have 2 choices for pants and 3 choices for shirts. What should you
do with the
two tasks to get the answer easily and quickly?

2. A couple plans to have three children.

a. Construct a tree diagram and list the sample space.

Day 4

Activity 6: I’M DREAMING OF A NEW CELL PHONE !

DIRECTIONS: Analyze carefully the problem, then answer what is asked for.

One of your dreams is to have a new cell phone. You went to a cell phone
dealer and he gave you the following options. How many available cell phones could
you choose from?

BRANDS:

L O V E
COLORS: White (W), Red (R), Yellow (Y), Gray (G), Blue (B)

MODELS: X, K, P

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Questions:

1. How many brands are there? ___________________

2. How many colors are available? ____________________________

3. How many models are given? ______________________________

4. Show the TREE DIAGRAM which can be used to find the total number of
choices.

5. Based on the illustration, how many available cell phones could you choose
from?

6. By doing simple calculation, how will you get the total number of choices?

Write the correct expression, then solve for the total choices.

Expression Solution

Activity 7: JUST ONE OF THE MANY

DIRECTIONS: Read each problem carefully and encircle the correct answer.

1. Suppose you toss two fair coins once, how many possible outcomes are there?

A. 1 B. 2 C. 4 D. 8

2. Arlene got coins from her pocket which accidentally rolled on the floor. If there
were 8 possible outcomes, how many coins fell on the floor?

A. 3 B. 4 C. 8 D. 16
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3. You decided to order a pizza but you have to choose the type of crust and the
toppings. If there are ONLY 6 possible combinations of ordering a pizza, from which
of the following should you choose?

A. Crust: thin or deep dish

Topping: cheese or pepperoni

B. Crust: thin or deep dish

Topping: cheese, bacon or pepperoni

C. Crust: thin or deep dish

Topping: cheese, bacon, sausage or pepperoni

D. Crust: thin or deep dish

Topping: cheese, bacon, sausage, pepperoni or hotdog

4. In a restaurant, you have a dinner choice of one main dish, one vegetable, and
one drink. The choices for the main dish are pork and chicken. The vegetable
choices are broccoli and cabbage. The drink choices are juice, tea and water. How
many choices are possible?

A. 8 B. 10 C. 12 D. 14

5. Two balls are to be selected without replacement from a bag that contains one
red, one blue, one green and one orange ball. Use the counting principle to
determine the number of possible points in the sample space.

A. 4 B. 6 C. 12 D. 16

V. Synthesis/ Generalization

Directions: Read and answer the questions below.

1. Differentiate a SAMPLE SPACE from an EVENT.

2. In this LAS (Learner’s Activity Sheets),

I learned about …

I can use these concepts …

These are very important because…

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 Learner’s Activity Sheets in Mathematics 8
Quarter 4 – Week 6

Activity 1: Answer All You Can!

1. Probability
2. Experiment
3. Event
4. Sample Space
5. Outcome

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References:

Abuzo, Emmanuel P., Bryant, Merden L., et.al. (2013). Mathematics 8

Learner’s Module (1st ed., pp. 562-567). Department of Education.
https://www.mathsisfun.com/data/probability.html

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