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9-4 Theoretical Probability Pre-Algebra HOMEWORK Page 460 #1-9 (Late HW: pg 458 #1-3) Pre-Algebra 9-4 9-4 Theoretical TheoreticalProbability Probability Warm Up Problem of the Day Lesson Presentation Pre-Algebra Pre-Algebra 9-4 Theoretical Probability Warm Up 1. If you roll a number cube, what are the possible outcomes? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 2. Add 3 + 1. 1 36 6 4 3. Add 1 + 2 . 5 2 Pre-Algebra 36 9 9-4 Theoretical Probability Problem of the Day A spinner is divided into 4 differentcolored sections. It is designed so that the probability of spinning red is twice the probability of spinning green, the probability of spinning blue is 3 times the probability of spinning green, and the probability of spinning yellow is 4 times the probability of spinning green. What is the probability of spinning yellow? 0.4 Pre-Algebra 9-4 Theoretical Probability Today’s Learning Goal Assignment Learn to estimate probability using theoretical methods. Pre-Algebra 9-4 Theoretical Probability Vocabulary theoretical probability equally likely fair mutually exclusive Pre-Algebra 9-4 Theoretical Probability Theoretical probability is used to estimate probabilities by making certain assumptions about an experiment. Suppose a sample space has 5 outcomes that are equally likely, that is, they all have the same probability, x. The probabilities must add to 1. x+x+x+x+x=1 5x = 1 x=1 5 Pre-Algebra 9-4 Theoretical Probability A coin, die, or other object is called fair if all outcomes are equally likely. Pre-Algebra 9-4 Theoretical Probability Additional Example 1A: Calculating Theoretical Probability An experiment consists of spinning this spinner once. A. What is the probability of spinning a 4? The spinner is fair, so all 5 outcomes are equally likely. The probability of spinning a 4 is P(4) = 1 . 5 Pre-Algebra 9-4 Theoretical Probability Additional Example 1B: Calculating Theoretical Probability An experiment consists of spinning this spinner once. B. What is the probability of spinning an even number? There are 2 outcomes in the event of spinning an even number: 2 and 4. P(spinning an even number) = number of possible even numbers 5 2 =5 Pre-Algebra 9-4 Theoretical Probability Additional Example 1C: Calculating Theoretical Probability An experiment consists of spinning this spinner once. C. What is the probability of spinning a number less than 4? There are 3 outcomes in the event of spinning a number less than 4: 1, 2, and 3. P(spinning a number less than 4)= 3 5 Pre-Algebra 9-4 Theoretical Probability Try This: Example 1A An experiment consists of spinning this spinner once. A. What is the probability of spinning a 1? The spinner is fair, so all 5 outcomes are equally likely. The probability of spinning a 1 is P(1) = 1 . 5 Pre-Algebra 9-4 Theoretical Probability Try This: Example 1B An experiment consists of spinning this spinner once. B. What is the probability of spinning an odd number? There are 3 outcomes in the event of spinning an odd number: 1, 3, and 5. P(spinning an odd number) = number of possible odd numbers 5 3 =5 Pre-Algebra 9-4 Theoretical Probability Try This: Example 1C An experiment consists of spinning this spinner once. C. What is the probability of spinning a number less than 3? There are 2 outcomes in the event of spinning a number less than 3: 1 and 2. 2 P(spinning a number less than 3)= 5 Pre-Algebra 9-4 Theoretical Probability Additional Example 2A: Calculating Theoretical Probability for a Fair Die and a Fair Coin An experiment consists of rolling one fair die and flipping a coin. A. Show a sample space that has all outcomes equally likely. The outcome of rolling a 5 and flipping heads can be written as the ordered pair (5, H). There are 12 possible outcomes in the sample space. Pre-Algebra 1H 2H 3H 4H 5H 6H 1T 2T 3T 4T 5T 6T 9-4 Theoretical Probability Additional Example 2B: Calculating Theoretical Probability for a Fair Die and a Fair Coin An experiment consists of rolling one fair die and flipping a coin. B. What is the probability of getting tails? There are 6 outcomes in the event “flipping tails”: (1, T), (2, T), (3, T), (4, T), (5, T), and (6, T). 6 1 P(tails) = = 12 2 Pre-Algebra 9-4 Theoretical Probability Additional Example 2C: Calculating Theoretical Probability for a Fair Die and a Fair Coin An experiment consists of rolling one fair die and flipping a coin. C. What is the probability of getting an even number and heads? There are 3 outcomes in the event “getting an even number and heads”: (2, H), (4, H), (6, H). 3 1 P(even number and heads) = = 12 4 Pre-Algebra 9-4 Theoretical Probability Additional Example 2D: Calculating Theoretical Probability for a Fair Die and a Fair Coin D. What is the probability of getting a prime number? There are 6 outcomes in the event “getting a prime number”: (2, T), (3, T), (5, T), (2, H), (3, H), (5, H). 6 1 P(prime number) = = 12 2 Pre-Algebra 9-4 Theoretical Probability Try This: Example 2A An experiment consists of flipping two coins. A. Show a sample space that has all outcomes equally likely. The outcome of flipping two heads can be written as HH. There are 4 possible outcomes in the sample space. HH Pre-Algebra TH HT TT 9-4 Theoretical Probability Try This: Example 2 Continued An experiment consists of flipping two coins. B. What is the probability of getting one head and one tail? There are 2 outcomes in the event “getting one head and getting one tail”: (H, T) and (T, H). 2 1 P(head and tail) = 4 = 2 Pre-Algebra 9-4 Theoretical Probability Try This: Example 2C An experiment consists of flipping two coins. C. What is the probability of getting heads on both coins? There is 1 outcome in the event “both heads”: (H, H). 1 P(both heads) = 4 Pre-Algebra 9-4 Theoretical Probability Try This: Example 2D An experiment consists of flipping two coins. D. What is the probability of getting both tails? There is 1 outcome in the event “both tails”: (T, T). 1 P(both tails) = 4 Pre-Algebra 9-4 Theoretical Probability Two events are mutually exclusive if they cannot both occur in the same trial of an experiment. Suppose both A and B are two mutually exclusive events. • P(both A and B will occur) = 0 • P(either A or B will occur) = P(A) + P(B) Pre-Algebra 9-4 Theoretical Probability Additional Example 3: Find the Probability of Mutually Exclusive Events Suppose you are playing a game in which you roll two fair dice. If you roll a total of five you will win. If you roll a total of two, you will lose. If you roll anything else, the game continues. What is the probability that the game will end on your next roll? It is impossible to roll a total of 5 and a total of 2 at the same time, so the events are mutually exclusive. Add the probabilities to find the probability of the game ending on your next roll. Pre-Algebra 9-4 Theoretical Probability Additional Example 3 Continued The event “total = 5” consists of 4 outcomes, (1, 4), 4 (2, 3), (3, 2), and (4, 1), so P(total = 5) = . The 36 event “total = 2” consists of 1 outcome, (1, 1), so P(total = 2) = 1 . 36 P(game ends) = P(total = 5) + P(total = 2) 4 1 = 36 + 36 = 5 36 5 The probability that the game will end is 36 , or about 13.9%. Pre-Algebra 9-4 Theoretical Probability Try This: Example 3 Suppose you are playing a game in which you flip two coins. If you flip both heads you win and if you flip both tails you lose. If you flip anything else, the game continues. What is the probability that the game will end on your next flip? It is impossible to flip both heads and tails at the same time, so the events are mutually exclusive. Add the probabilities to find the probability of the game ending on your next flip. Pre-Algebra 9-4 Theoretical Probability Try This: Example 3 Continued The event “both heads” consists of 1 outcome, (H, H), so P(both heads) =1 . The event “both tails” consists of 4 1 1 outcome, (T, T), so P(both tails) = . 4 P(game ends) = P(both tails) + P(both heads) =1+ 1 4 4 1 =2 1 The probability that the game will end is 2 , or 50%. Pre-Algebra 9-4 Theoretical Probability Lesson Quiz An experiment consists of rolling a fair die. Find each probability. 1 1. P(rolling an odd number) 21 2. P(rolling a prime number) 2 An experiment consists of rolling two fair dice. Find each probability. 1 3. P(rolling two 3’s) 36 4. P(total shown > 10) 1 12 Pre-Algebra