Probability, Tree Diagrams and Sample Space

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• 1/3

• 3/5

• 2/5

The letters that form the word MATHEMATICS are placed in a bowl. What is the probability of choosing a letter that is a vowel?

• 8/121

• 4/11

• 2/11

• 4/121

If you choose from the following M & M colors, what is the probability that you choose blue?
5 green
6 yellow
8 blue
7 brown

• 8/26

• 4/13

• 8/25

• 1/3

What is the theoretical probability of the spinner landing on yellow?

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 2/3

What is the theoretical probability of the spinner landing on a 5?

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Tree Diagram

• A written list of all possible outcomes

• A description of all possible outcomes

• A drawing with branches of all possible outcomes

A tree diagram is useful in determining the __________of a probability experiment.

• result

• possible outcomes

• event

• none of the above

Which shows the sample space for flipping two coins? 
H = heads, T = tails

• {H, T}

• {HH, HT, TH, TT}

• {HH, TT}

• {HH, TT, TT, HH}

What is the sample space for this spinner?

• 1

• 8

• {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}

• 50/50

What is the sample space for this spinner?

• { 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 }

• {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}

• {1, 2, 3, 4}

• {8}