Simple Probability

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What is Simple Probability?

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Simple Probability is the measure of the likelihood that a specific event will occur, expressed as a ratio of favorable outcomes to the total number of possible outcomes.

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What is the formula for calculating probability?

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

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What is the probability of spinning a green section on a spinner with 4 equal sections: red, blue, green, yellow?

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1/4

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What is the probability of flipping a coin and getting heads?

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1/2

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What is the probability of spinning an even number on a spinner with numbers 1 to 6?

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50% (3 even numbers: 2, 4, 6 out of 6 total numbers)

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What is the probability of spinning a prime number on a spinner with numbers 1 to 6?

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1/2 (3 prime numbers: 2, 3, 5 out of 6 total numbers)

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What is the range of values that probability can take?

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Probability can be between 0 and 1.

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If a die is rolled, what is the probability of rolling a number greater than 4?

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1/3 (2 favorable outcomes: 5, 6 out of 6 total outcomes)

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What is the probability of drawing a red card from a standard deck of 52 playing cards?

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1/2 (26 red cards out of 52 total cards)

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What is the probability of selecting a vowel from the English alphabet?

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5/26 (5 vowels: A, E, I, O, U out of 26 letters)