Monday, January 24, 2011

My answer to Diana's probability question

What is the probability of spinning a blue on the spinner below?
Express as a fraction, ratio and a percent.

The fraction,ratio and Percent is
3/12, 3:12, 25%



Sunday, January 23, 2011

Answer to Somgpong's Probability Question


Here is my sample space.
Heads, 1
Heads, 2
Heads, 3
Heads, 4
Heads, 5
Heads, 6

Tails, 1
Tails, 2
Tails, 3
Tails, 4
Tails, 5
Tails, 6

Answer to Hannah's probability question

Question:
1)You spin a spinner once with the colors purple, blue, red, and green and roll a 6 sided die.
2)Organize all the possible outcomes for these 2 events.
3)Write the sample space



Answer:
_______ l__1________2_________3__________4__________5_________6
  purple   l purple 1   l    purple 2  l    purple 3    l    purple 4        l purple 5    l      purple 6
 blue       l blue 1      l   blue 2       l  blue 3        l       blue 4         l blue 5         l blue 6
 red         l red 1        l  red 2         l  red 3          l       red 4          l   red 5         l red 6
 green     l green 1    l  green 2     l green 3      l green 4            l green 5       l green 6

Probability Question

Mark rolls a die and chooses his favourite board game.

a) Use a tree diagram OR a chart to organize these two events.

b) Show the sample space for this experiment.

Answer to Danilyn's Probability Question




The Sample Space is

Heads-green apple, strawberry, orange,banana
Tails-green apple, strawberry, orange,banana

My Answer To Sompong's Question

Here is my sample space.

Head 1
Head 2
Head 3
Head 4
Head 5
Head 6

Tails 1
Tails 2
Tails 3
Tails 4
Tails 5
Tails 6

Answer to Sarah's Probability Question

A) Tree Diagram

B) Sample Space