Outcomes in Probability

The set of all possible outcomes

• Sample Space

• Event

• Trial

• Probability

A number from 0 to 1 that measures the likelihood that an event will occur

• outcomes

• event

• probability

• experiment

One of the possible results of an action.

Example: Landing on heads when flipping a coin.

• Outcome

• Sample Space

• Probability

• Event

The ratio of favorable outcomes to the number of possible outcomes

*when all outcomes are equally likely

Ex: dice, coin

• theoretical probability

• probability

• experimental probability

• event

What is the probability of rolling an even number on a dice. The dice is numbered 1-6.

• 3/6

• 1/2

• 1/6

• 5/6

What is the probability of getting any letter that is not A?

• 6/8

• 3/4

• 2/8

• 1/4

The following M & M colors are in the bowl:
4 yellow, 6 orange, 3 green, 5 blue, 2 brown.
P( Yellow or green)

• 1/40

• 7/20

• 6/19

• 1/38

If I flip a coin 10 times, how many times should I get heads?

• 1

• 10

• 3

• 5

If you spin the spinner 90 times, how many times should the number 3 be selected?

• 9

• 15

• 16

• 30

A ratio of the number of ways an event can occur to the number of ways it cannot occur.

• Odds

• Chance

• Outcome

• Probability