Possible Outcomes and Probability

Possible results of an event

• outcomes

• compound event

• simple event

• probability

The probability of an event is written as P(event).

• False

• True

What is the experimental probability of not landing on blue?

• 25/25

• 7/8

• 1/8

• 0/25

A bag has 3 red marbles, 2 blue and 4 green and 1 yellow. What is the theoretical probability of pulling a red?

• 30%

• 3/9

• 1/4

• 25%

The chance of an event happening is called... 

• Event

• Result

• Outcome

• Probability

The set of all the possible outcomes is called:

• Result

• Sample Space

• Probability

• Event

Sample space is defined as...

• the likelihood of an event occurring.

• a diagram of all possible outcomes.

• the probability of an event.

• a list of all possible outcomes.

List the possible outcomes in the sample space for flipping a coin.  

• heads

• tails

• heads and tails

• 1,2,3,4,5,6

What is the probability of rolling 15 with a pair of dice?

• impossible

• unlikely

• equally likely

• likely

How many outcomes when choosing a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) and then a number (2 or 6)?

• 7

• 5

• 10

• 12