27 September 2013

27 September, S2 - Year 10*

Title: Probability of one or two events


Learning Targets
Beginning
To be able to calculate the probability of outcomes of single events and understand that the probability scale runs from 0 to 1.
What is the probability of rolling a odd number of a die?

Developing
To be able to calculate the probability of an event happening when you know the probability that the event doesn’t happen and knowing when you cannot use this rule.


Mastering
What is the probability of picking a red counter from a bag if you know the probability of not picking it is 0.65?


To be able to calculate all the outcomes of two independent events (such as tossing a coin & throwing a dice) and calculate probabilities from lists or tables
What is the probability of throwing a total of 7 on two dice?



Resources


Beginning


Simple probability examples:


Worded examples:

Developing











Mastering








Homework
Pages 4-9 in the workbook