basic probability

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What is probability?

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Probability is a measure of how likely an event is to occur, expressed as a number between 0 and 1.

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

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What is the probability of an event that is certain to happen?

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The probability of an event that is certain to happen is 1.

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

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What is the probability of an event that is impossible?

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The probability of an event that is impossible is 0.

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

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How do you calculate the probability of an event?

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Probability = (Number of favorable outcomes) / (Total number of possible outcomes).

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CCSS.7.SP.C.7A

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If a bag contains 30 pieces of candy, and 3 are lemon, what is the probability of drawing a lemon?

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1/10

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CCSS.7.SP.C.7B

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What is the probability of rolling a six on a standard number cube?

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1/6

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CCSS.7.SP.C.7A

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If a student guesses on a 3-question true/false quiz, what is the probability of getting all answers correct?

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1/8

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

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What does it mean if an event is 'unlikely'?

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An event is 'unlikely' if its probability is less than 0.5 but greater than 0.

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

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In the word 'ALGEBRA', how many letters are not 'A'?

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5 letters are not 'A'.

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What is the probability of choosing a letter other than 'A' from 'ALGEBRA'?

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5/7

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CCSS.7.SP.C.7B