Year 9
Combined events and sample spaces (Part 1)
Year 9
Combined events and sample spaces (Part 1)
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will represent the probabilities of combined events in a sample space.
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5 Questions
Q1.
True or false: I am more likely to flip a coin and get "Heads" than I am to roll a six-sided dice and get a 4.
False
Q2.
True or false: I am more likely to flip a coin and get "Tails" than I am to roll a six-sided dice and get an even number.
True
Q3.
True or false: I am more likely to roll a 3 than a 5 on a six sided dice
True
Q4.
True or false: I am more likely to roll an even number than a prime number on an eight sided dice.
True
Q5.
True or false: I am more likely to roll a 4 on a six sided dice than on an 8 sided dice.
False
5 Questions
Q1.
What is the probability of getting a 5?

4
5/36
5/9
Q2.
What is the probability of getting a 1?
1
1/18
1/36
Q3.
What is the probability of getting greater than 4?
0
1/6
8/11
Q4.
What is the probability of getting a multiple of 3?
1/2
1/4
1/6
Q5.
What is the probability of getting a prime number?
1/2
5/11
5/12