Probability of Simple Event
Probability of Simple Event
Prayer
RECAP
You will identify if the given
situation is Experiment, Sample
Space, Event, or Outcome.
Two friends, Tom and Lisa, are playing a game where they roll a EXPERIMENT
six-sided die to determine their outcomes.
Before rolling the die, Tom examined all of its sides to determine OUTCOME
that there were six potential results that might appear: 1, 2, 3, 4,
5, and 6.
Tom and Lisa decide to see who can roll an even number. They b
oth take turns rolling the die. EVENT
Tom rolls the die and gets a 4, which is an even number. He chee OUTCOME
rs and claims victory in the game. Lisa rolls the die next and gets
a 3, which is an odd number. She pouts and admits defeat in the
game.
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EXPERIMEN
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SAMPLE
SPACE
EVENT
OUTCOME
COIN FLIP
Game Name: Candy Flip
Genre: Betting/Chance-Based Game
Objective: The objective of the game is to accumulate the most number of
candies by winning coin flip rounds and ultimately become the grand winner
to claim the pot prize.
MECHANICS
1. Candy Distribution: Each 2. Round Betting: In each round, 3. Coin Flip: A coin is flipped,
student starts with one candy at students have the option to and the outcome is
the beginning of the game. participate or not. If they determined as either
choose to play, they must bet "Heads" or "Tails."
their candy for a chance to win
more.
HALF HALF
1 1
2 2
CERTAIN: 1
6
What is the probability of getting a 4?
Favorable outcome 1
Example::
The weather forecast shows 70% of rain.
7
𝑃 ( 𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛 ) =70 % 𝑜𝑟 0.7 𝑜𝑟
10
Rules
2. If an event will never happen,
then its probability is 0.
2. If an event will never happen, then its probability is 0.
Therefore, 0
𝑃 (8)= ¿ 0
6
Rules
3. If an event is sure to happen,
then the probability is 1.
2. If an event will never happen, then its probability is 0.
Therefore, 6
𝑃 ( 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑡h𝑎𝑛 7 ) = =1
6
Rules
4. The sum of the probabilities of
all outcomes in the sample
space is 1.
If a fair coin is flipped,
1 1
𝑃 ( 𝑇 ) = ¿ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑃 ( 𝐻 )
2 2
𝑃 ( 𝑇 ) + 𝑃 ( 𝐻 ) =1
1 1
+ =1
2 2
REMINDER
ANSWERS SHOULD BE IN
SIMPLIFIED FORM
GROUP ACTIVITY
Situation: Pick and Carry is having an IPOD giveaway. They put all the
IPOD shuffles in a bag. Customers may choose an IPOD without
looking at the color. Inside the bag, there are 4 orange, 5 blue, 6 green
and 5 pink IPODS.
Situation: Pick and Carry is having an IPOD giveaway. They put all the
IPOD shuffles in a bag. Customers may choose an IPOD without
looking at the color. Inside the bag, there are 4 orange, 5 blue, 6 green
and 5 pink IPODS.