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Probability www. mathsrevision. com Level 4+ Basic Probability 07 -Oct-20 Created by Mr. Lafferty Maths Dept.

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Probability www. mathsrevision. com Level 4+ Learning Intention Success Criteria 1. We are learning how to calculate basic probability. 1. Understand the term probability. 2. Calculate the probability of an event happening. 3. Write in fraction form. 07 -Oct-20 Created by Mr. Lafferty Maths Dept.

Probability Calculating Ratio Probability Level 4+ www. mathsrevision. com One way of thinking about Probability is as a ratio Chance of an event happening is 1 in. . P(Event) = the number of favourable events compared to the total number of event 07 -Oct-20 Created by Mr. Lafferty Maths Dept.

Probability Calculating Probability Level 4+ www. mathsrevision. com Probability can be thought of as a simple fraction or decimal. It always lies between 0 and 1. 0 meaning impossible ( could not happen) 1 meaning certain ( will definitely happen) 07 -Oct-20 Created by Mr. Lafferty Maths Dept.

Probability Calculating Ratio Probability Level 4+ www. mathsrevision. com Example : What is the chance of getting a 4 when rolling a dice. The number of favourable events is 1 The number of total events is 6 So probability is P(4) = 1 in 6 chance 07 -Oct-20 Created by Mr. Lafferty Maths Dept. (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, )

Probability Level 4+ www. mathsrevision. com Example : What is the chance of getting an odd when rolling a dice. The number of favourable events is 3 The number of total events is 6 (1, 3, 5) (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ) So probability is Simplify HCF = 3 07 -Oct-20 P(odd) = 3 in 6 chance P(odd) = 1 in 2 chance Created by Mr. Lafferty Maths Dept. P(odd) = ½

Probability Calculating Probability www. mathsrevision. com Level 4+ Example : A boy tossed a coin. What is the probability that it is heads. Example : There are 3 red and 4 green balls in a bag. What is the probability a green ball is picked. 07 -Oct-20 Created by Mr. Lafferty Maths Dept.

Have you updated your Learning Log ? Probability www. mathsrevision. com Level 4+ Now try TJ 4+ Ex 24. 1 Ch 24 (page 200) Are you on Target ? I can ? 07 -Oct-20 Created by Mr. Lafferty Maths Dept.